BALLE to Support Local Economy in Los Angeles
As a big proponent of the Triple Bottom Line concept for businesses, one organization floats my boat for a lot of different reasons: BALLE, the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. Why? Because BALLE sees business as a way to strengthen our communities, as well as our local economies.
Though it can be difficult to understand how BALLE works, I’ll try to nutshell it for you. BALLE, a national organization, is made up of local business networks. The networks are spread out all over the country, and each is focused on improving the sustainability of its own unique local economy. The businesses that make up each network are locally owned - they work together to share local resources and ideas, and to improve their local economy. BALLE provides resources to these member networks, like conferences and trainings.
