Forward Ever Sustainable Business Alliance, an affiliate network of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) exists to promote, support, and celebrate a vibrant and sustainable Greater Newark, NJ. We’re here to help communities and independent local businesses connect and thrive. We work with local businesses to help them reach new customers, adopt sustainable practices and create networks that bring local food producers, service providers, manufacturers, retailers and restaurants together so they can continue to invest in and support our local economy. We educate policymakers and major corporations about the economic benefits of spending their procurement dollars locally. We also educate residents to understand that every purchase exercises the power of choice, a choice to strengthen and enrich your community when you buy local.