Our local independent businesses provide much more than just good prices:

Better Service
Local owners and employees really know their businesses and their customers — and can offer you more personalized service and relevant advice.

Superior Quality
Many locally owned independents provide higher-quality products and services to you than the average national chain business.

Unique Choices
Independent local businesses bring their own creativity to their businesses — offering selections you won’t find elsewhere.

Real Commitment
As residents and fellow St. Louisans, local independent business owners have a genuine vested interest in your community's schools, our local environment, and other qualities of life.
 

Our City and County local independents are just a click away.

Our members are local independents who’ve taken a stand to help spread the word about locals, by joining the BUILD St. Louis business alliance. Please patronize their businesses – and refer friends and family to them, as well.  
 
Accounting Construction Legal Services
Antiques & Vintage Design & Marketing Medical Services
Architectural Services Education Music Stores
Arts & Craft Supplies Environment Nonprofits
Artisan Crafts Entertainment Office Supplies
Automotive Financial Services Performing Arts
Bakeries Fine Arts Pets' Needs
Beauty & Hair Care Florists & Nurseries Pharmacies
Blogs Food & Produce Photography
Bookstores Gifts & Jewelry Printing
Beer & Wine Health & Well-Being Publications
Business Development Home Furnishings Real Estate
Cafés & Coffee Home Improvement Restaurants & Bars
Catering & Events Home Services Retail Store Supplies
Cigars & Tobacco Housing Resources Sporting Goods
Clothing Internet Services Telecommunications
Computers Junk Removal  
  Kitchen & Housewares  

+ symbols indicate BUILD St. Louis' founding member businesses.
Inactive index links are some of the categories still under development.

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Photography
Click on web addresses to visit members' sites.

J. Pollack Photography | JPollackPhoto.com
314 374 3249 | Meetings and portfolio presentations by appointment
Anyone can take a photo, but we artistically capture life's special moments to preserve unforgettable memories. We photograph weddings, maternity, babies, children, seniors, parties, and celebrations of all kinds. All photos are shot on-location (where our clients feel most comfortable) and every session includes high-resolution downloadable photos so clients can make prints at the lab of their choosing - preferably a local one! Besides individuals and families, we also shoot for area businesses and nonprofit organizations. Our clients have included Moonrise Hotel, ARCH Framing and Design, Slow Food St. Louis, Teach for America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Lift for Life Gym. You can also regularly see our photos in Sauce Magazine, St. Louis Magazine, and St. Louis Magazine's AT HOME. To keep up with our work, follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/jpollackphoto or Twitter http://twitter.com/STLPhoto.

Lauri Baker Photography | LauriBakerPhotography.com
314 922 6515 | Webster Groves, sessions by appointment (63119)
St. Louis children's photographer Lauri Baker specializes in lifestyle photography of pregnancy, newborns, and kids. Award-winning and nationally published, she also does commercial work and editorial assignments. Acclaimed for her use of natural light, and her innate sense of decisive moments, her portraits become fine art for your home. In a world full of digital effects, Lauri's work has a decidedly organic feel to it, communicating the emotion of real moments and the depth of family relationships. She takes a unique artisan approach to exposure and processing, winning her praises for the richness and depth of her black and whites, and her unique use of color. It's the result of producing each image by hand, rather than batch processing. Her portfolio is viewable on her website, above.
For the latest, follow her blog: http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog
iPhone user? get iLauri for free: http://itunes.apple.com/app/ilauri/id339951039?mt=8

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