Laury Hammel is the owner and president of The Longfellow Clubs, four New England health and recreation clubs. He is also co-founder and co-chair of the Business alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) and the founder and chair of the Interntional Sympsium on Spirituality and Business. Gun Denhart co-founded the Hanna Andersson children's clothing company.

Growing a successful business is about meeting the needs of customers - and, by extension, the needs of the entire community. Turn your business itno a good citizen and you can help ensure its sucess and contribute to making your comunity a great place to live and work. Growing Local Value shows how to build a values-driven business that is deeply embedded in local life. Drawing on real-world examples from Greston Baker, Wild Planet Toys, Powell's Books and many other companies, Laury Hammell and Gun Denhart show how you can leverage every aspect of your business to benefit both the community and the bottom line.