Austin Independent Business Alliance (AIBA) is an organization of

independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...

, locally owned firms in

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...

and is composed of over 300 member

business Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for pr ...

es. It was started in 2002 by several local businesses and citizens as a way to help independent businesses compete successfully against corporate chains. The group is amon
at least 60
Independent Business Alliances around the country affiliated with the

American Independent Business Alliance The American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) is a non-profit organization that represents the interests of local independent businesses, helps communities develop strong local economies through nurturing local entrepreneurs, and promotes citi ...

. The slogan "

Keep Austin Weird ''Keep Austin Weird'' is the slogan adopted by the Austin Independent Business Alliance to promote small businesses in Austin, Texas. It is intended to promote local businesses and is inspired by comments made by Red Wassenich in 2000 while givin ...

" was adopted by the AIBA to promote independent locally owned businesses.

External links

Austin Independent Business Alliance

Member DirectoryAmerican Independent Business Alliance
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