Breaking News From Buy Michigan Now

Governor Granholm Proclaims July 27-August 2 as Buy Michigan Week!

Downtown Northville Will Host BMN Festival

 
Downtown Northville and Buy Michigan Now are throwing a weeklong party to celebrate and promote Michigan businesses and revitalize the state's economy. The celebration is in conjunction with the proclamation issued by the governor designating the week of July 27th as Buy Michigan Week. Click HERE to learn more details about the event.

 
Become a Vendor, Exhibitor, or Sponsor
Reserve your spot TODAY for the Buy Michigan Now Festival in Downtown Northville July 27-August 2, 2009! Options include your choice of single days, 3-day weekend, 2-day weekend, or the entire festival. DOWNLOAD RESERVATION FORM.

FREE Materials to Promote Buy Michigan Week!
We recognize that it's challenging to find extra budget dollars these days, especially for special events like Buy Michigan Week, so to help you make the most of this opportunity, we have created professionally designed flyers, posters, and shelf tags. You can downlaod and print them to build buying local momentum in your own town or within your own business. Our thanks to Carol at Creative Resources Graphics for the generous support. VIEW MARKETING MATERIALS.

Volunteer for the Festival
There is plenty to do to create what is sure to be an amazing, one-of-a-kind festival to promote and support our local businesses. If you've got time and talent to lend, please send an email with "volunteer" in the RE: line to info@BuyMichiganNow.com

Double-check Your Listing
A few of you have opened Business Accounts with us, but not yet listed a business. Take a moment and visit the Michigan Blue Pages to search for your business. If missing, login and build a listing. Buy Michigan Week and the corresponding festival will draw extra attention to the site and you don't want to miss out! A Basic listing is free, and a Standard listing gives you an active website link, 25-word description, 10 keywords (which is how most people search), and priority ranking over the Basic listings for only $75 a year (barely over 6 bucks a month)...PLUS you will be helping to sponsor this groundbreaking campaign to revitalize our state.