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FIBA is a voluntary, cooperative effort of independent, local businesses who use
education, networking, advocacy and citizen involvement to help our
community prosper and contribute to a diverse, healthy and stable economy.

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Small Business Programs Available for Your Local Business @ NACET

Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technology

Monday September 15th 5:30 - 7:30 pm

$10 for not-yet-FiBA-members, free for members

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FiBA's 2nd Annual HOLIDAY SHOWCASE

open to the public! free for all!

only FiBA MEMBERS can present ONSTAGE their holiday special offerings, products, services

Tuesday December 7th 5 - 7pm

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FiBA Speed Dating

(hosted by Cafe Daily Fare / Simply Delicious Catering)

Speed dating FiBA-style, up close and personal this past July 14th was another FiBA hit program. Overheard: one of the speed daters said they'd attended several business networking events that week and that “FiBA is definitely the FUN group!” Thank yous go out to JANIS HUNT and everyone at CAFE DAILY FARE for the event venue, simply delicious refreshments and the wonderful door prizes. Thanks also to artist CHRISTINA NORLIN of RAVENS EYE GLASS studio for donating the gorgeous blue candleholder as a door prize.

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Working the Web (so it doesn't work you)

WORKING THE WEB (So it Doesn’t Work You) by BRAD KAMRADT (SWEET LID SOLUTIONS) was a well-attended networking meeting Thursday May 13th at the Downtown Greenhouse. Dean Bonzani of ZANI thought “Brad’s presentation was extremely helpful.” Thank yous go out to BRAD KAMRADT for the great information, the Green Room’s RAND JENKINS for the event venue & refreshments, and ELIZABETH & DEAN BONZANI for the wonderful door prize – a green froggy bicycle bell.

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FiBA co-sponsored the North Country Small Business Health Fair May 4th at Flagstaff Aquaplex. Thanks to our volunteers: Janis Hunt of Simply Delicious Catering & Daily Fare Cafe, citizen supporter Celia Barotz, Dexter Albert of Intrinsic Info Consulting, Hadassah Ziegler of Rooftop Sunpower and citizen supporter Peggy Sheldon-Scurlock.

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FiBA Speed "Dating" was Thursday, March 25th - at The Downtown Greenhouse, 15 N Agassiz St. - This was the ultimate networking event.

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Our last event was a Fishbowl - what the heck is a fishbowl? Lots of people came 1/25/2010 to join fellow members as they walked thru The Kickstand Kafe to see how this new business runs, how it could be improved and how this could apply to their business.

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Thanks to everyone who attended FIBA's September 30th networking meeting at North Country HealthCare for presentations on health insurance & health care options. The program's presenters were Carla Conway (Benefit & Financial Strategies), Elise Griffis (Farmers Insurance), and Rick Swanson's team from NCHC - thanks you guys for all the information - we saw people taking notes! Thanks to NCHC for donating the Door Prize, which was won by FIBA member PETE WOLFF. Thanks to FIBA member John Van Landingham (Old Town Shops) and NCHC for subsidizing the Bigfoot BBQ caterered food for our meeting.

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Thanks to the 50+ business owners who attended the meeting Wednesday, August 12, 2009 @ The Orpheum in historic downtown Flagstaff. Featured special guest speaker Kimber Lanning, founder & director of Local First Arizona wowed the crowd. LFA is a local business organization with over 1500 members in Phoenix & Tucson. Here is a brief bio of Kimber.

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Thanks to the more than 50 people who came to our meeting Monday, June 22, 2009
@ Brandy’s Restaurant - the enthusiasm was palpable!

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