The Putnam County Independent Business Alliance (PCIBA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to organizing and empowering local independent businesses and the community.

The PCIBA mission is to support locally-owned, independent businesses in Putnam County to maintain our unique community character, provide continuing opportunities for entrepreneurs, build community economic strength, and prevent the displacement of community-based businesses by national and transnational chains. The PCIBA's three focus areas are:

• Informing citizens of the values provided by community-based businesses and their importance to the local economy, culture and social fabric.
• Group branding, promotion and advertising to elevate the collective profile of our community-based businesses and bring to them some of the advantages chains enjoy.
• Creating strong relationships with local government and the media to inform local decision-making and give a voice to the locally owned business community.

The members of PCIBA come from a wide range of businesses. We believe that by joining our efforts, we can improve not only our own standing, but also make Putnam County a better place to live.

For our members, we currently provide benefits ranging from networking to cooperative advertising. We're always looking for new ways to promote and assist local independent businesses.  Please contact us with your ideas.

How does PCIBA and shopping at local independent businesses help Putnam?    

	Locally owned independent businesses give back to the local community.
New and better jobs are created at all levels of the economy when money is recycled locally.		Local professional services such as accounting, banking, printing, health care and legal stay in the Putnam Area.
	More local residents are hired as managers and employees.