Additional Merchant Resources

• City of Tempe Project Assistance Team - includes highly-skilled staff members with experience in building safety, planning, land use, and more. These Project Coordinators walk projects of all sizes through the many stages required to go from rendering to reality. The team can help navigate building, planning, engineering, environmental and fire codes, submittal requirements, and serves as the single point of contact for plan review, permitting, and inspection. There is no cost for this service. 
• City of Tempe Special Events Office - If your business wants to produce an event (ex. Extension of Premise), you'll find all the information you need to get started. 
• Local First AZ - Local First Arizona is a nonprofit organization that celebrates independent, locally owned businesses.
• Tempe Chamber of Commerce
• Tempe Pledge for a Sustainable Community - By taking the Pledge you are joining an ever growing community of businesses who are committed to – and taking steps towards – reducing your environmental footprint. Sustainability helps businesses manage resources and cut costs.
• Local First Arizona Arizona Green Business Program - a consulting and certification process that delivers strategies to reduce your company’s impact and give your business the recognition it deserves. This program is suitable for businesses just starting to make changes, as well as those that are looking to take their sustainability efforts to the next level. Focusing on seven key areas of sustainability, the program provides your business with a custom toolkit full of best practices and ideas that can positively affect your bottom line.
• Tempe Tourism
• SCORE - Free small business advice, workshops and more
• Arizona SBCD - Arizona Small Business Development Center
• Arizona Microcredit Initiative - 501(c)(3) offering free business consulting, workshops and microloans.