fyi A lot of the on-the-ground organizing of this is coming from the St. Paul Green Party, which has a commitment to supporting small, locally-owned businesses.
Elizabeth Dickinson West Side -------- Original Message -------- Subject: March 31: MIBA's Founding Meeting! Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 17:42:50 -0600 From: Jesse K. Mortenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Independent Businesspeople and Concerned Citizens, Please join the Metro Independent Business Alliance for our founding meeting this Thursday! This is your chance to shape the membership structure, dues, and bylaws for the first year of MIBA activities. It's also your chance to meet folks from the 30+ businesses who have expressed initial interest, and to sign up as a founding member of MIBA! WHEN: Thursday, March 31 at 7pm WHERE: Roseville Public Library (2180 Hamline Ave N, Hamline Avenue and County Road B2) AGENDA: * Introduce MIBA * Discuss and vote on bylaws * Discuss and vote on initial membership dues * Ask for volunteers to form a steering committee (to organize until we elect an initial Board of Directors) * Officially sign up founding members! More information about the meeting, including the draft bylaws proposal, is available at: http://miba.idcwebdev.com If you are unable to attend the meeting, but you would like your thoughts included in the process, register comments at the MIBA electronic forum: http://miba.idcwebdev.com/?q=forum If you would like to become an official member, call Beth Bergman of Wet Paint after March 31 to find out the dues rate passed at the meeting, and where to send your check to. Proposed dues are $100 for businesses and $50 for citizen members. Beth can be contacted at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 651-698-3978. And don't forget to register an account at the MIBA website. As a member, you can participate in the forums, suggest content, and create your own web log on the site: http://miba.idcwebdev.com/?q=user/register Hope to see you there! Jesse Mortenson IDC WebDev & Green Party of St. Paul 651-647-4261 ------------------------------------------------- JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- POST MESSAGES HERE: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
