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Buying local means investing in equity, creativity, and resilience. It’s how we ensure New Haven’s economy reflects the richness of its people — and how every organization, from anchor institutions to small businesses, can play a role in shaping a thriving, inclusive city.

Guide to Supporting Local Professional Service Providers

This guide provides insights on overcoming challenges in procuring local professional services that New Haven’s anchor institutions, large businesses, and local services providers may face, illuminates best practices in broadening outreach, and proposes strategies that can create conditions for greater inclusion.
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