Join Us

Membership Benefits

• Listing in LFI directory and website
• Year-round, on-going promotion of your business, including:
  • Social media program
  • Member highlight on website
  • Retail kit
  • Media promotion and exposure
  • Opportunity to be in coupon book
  • Access to BALLE network events and resources
  • Seasonal campaigns, including Local Lover Challenge
  • Public Policy Advocacy promoting the interest of local independent businesses and farmers.

Criteria for business membership

• Is your business based locally, with a majority of the owners living in the Ithaca area?
• Can you make independent decisions about the name and look of your business, your products, and your purchasing and distribution?
• Do you pay your own marketing, rent, and other business expenses?

Types of Membership and Fees

• Member Business
  • Level 1 (up to 5 FTE*):  $100
  • Level 2 (6 to 15 FTE*):  $175
  • Level 3 (16+ FTE*): $275
• Founding Member Business - Founding Members will receive
  special acknowledgment in press, advertising, and promotional
  materials, as well as additional benefits TBA  $1000
• Not-for-Profit Community Organization:  $75
• Student/Low-Income - $20