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Let's Do Business is a win-win program for your company. Whether a single-person operation or one of the area's largest employers, you can benefit from participating.Strengthening the regional economy
Let's Do Business brings out-of-area spending back to the Tulsa region. On average, more than $27 million leaves the Tulsa economy every day. When companies participate in Let's Do Business, they pledge, when possible, to do business with a local company. Why? Doing business locally increases the regional tax base, improving the quality of life in Tulsa.
Building your business
More than 900 Tulsa-area companies are already taking advantage of the Let's Do Business buy-regional program. Why? Let's Do Business helps businesses:
- Generate new customers
- Find new contacts to do business with
- Post requests for proposals
- Respond to area RFPs
- Increase visibility
- Find quality products and services
Questions
1. Why was the Let's Do Business campaign created?answer
2. Who is sponsoring the campaign?
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3. What is the goal of the campaign?
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4. Are the results being tracked?
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5. How do you define a ‘local’ business?
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6. What is the potential impact on the community when companies buy from local businesses?
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7. How can I help?
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8. What if buying locally means paying a higher price for goods and services?
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9. How do I find a local vendor to cover my needs?
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Answers
1. Why was the Let's Do Business campaign created?
This campaign was developed by the Tulsa Metro Chamber’s Small Business Council to encourage all area businesses to consider buying from local businesses whenever possible. "Let’s Do Business" also fulfills the goal to support existing business development in the Chamber’s new regional economic development plan called Tulsa’s Future.back to top
2. Who is sponsoring the campaign?
Let’s Do Business is brought to you by the Tulsa Metro Chamber’s Small Business Council and directly supported by Tulsa’s Future, the Chamber’s private economic development fund monetarily supported by more than 75 area businesses.back to top
3. What is the goal of the campaign?
Our ultimate goal is to increase local B-2-B purchasing. We’ll do this by increasing public awareness about the advantages of buying from local businesses and promoting area businesses. We hope to not only improve the bottom line for these businesses, but also improve the local economy overall and create a sustainable future for our community. We are asking businesses and local governments to take a look at their purchasing habits and consider local first. back to top
4. Are the results being tracked?
Yes. Let’s Do Business pledges are voluntary, and where possible, participating companies have pledged to examine their purchasing practices and consider companies in the Tulsa region first when making business purchases. We then work with our pledge companies to highlight successes of this campaign.back to top
5. How do you define a ‘local’ business?
We consider any business with operations in the Tulsa region to be local. Businesses located here, whether small family-owned stores or part of a national chain or network, employ our family members, friends and neighbors and contribute to the local tax base. back to top
6. What is the potential impact on the community when companies buy from local businesses?
The impact will be overwhelming. Enriching our tax base while improving public services, streets, parks and playgrounds. Expanding business, attracting businesses, creating jobs. Once again we’ll discover how good we are, and how great we can be.back to top
7. How can I help?
It starts with the CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, and purchasing agents spending a little time with the books, pinpointing where money is being spent, seeing what they’re buying, and looking for a niche where they could be buying locally. Then we’ve made the rest easy.Just commit to look at your current purchasing practices and consider area companies first. Whether you purchase $100 or $1,000,000 worth of goods annually, you will make a difference. And, let us know you’re participating by completing the “Let’s Do Business” online participation form, and we’ll recognize and promote you on this Web site.
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8. What if buying locally means paying a higher price for goods and services?
It’s not about spending more. Nor is it local charity. It’s simply making more of your business purchases in the Tulsa area, and in turn, helping our local economy. The point is this: to give local companies a chance. If you can get it locally, and it meets your needs, your standards, your price, why not buy here?Sometimes the local price isn’t always the lowest, and we don’t expect you to pay more for goods and services unless you perceive that the value outweighs the price difference. What we do hope is that you’ll at least give local vendors a chance to present their information to you. The No. 1 problem local vendors face is just getting in front of decision-makers in local companies with larger national vendors.
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9. How do I find a local vendor to cover my needs?
Start with the list of participating Let’s Do Business companies in the Directory section of this Web site. If you don't find what you need there, the next step is to visit the Tulsa Metro Chamber’s online Membership Directory. Search the categories there to find the vendors you need, and if you want to be included in that list, just click here. It’s simple and membership in the Chamber is an investment in your community and your business. Call 560.0280 or email membership@tulsachamber.com for more information.Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Contact the Chamber’s Let’s Do Business representative at 918.585.0235 or email letsdobusiness@tulsachamber.com. Our knowledgeable professionals will search the more than 50,000 businesses in the Tulsa Region to find the product or services you need.
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