Noting the importance local businesses play in Baltimore’s communities, Mayor Sheila Dixon has announced a weeklong project that encourages residents, small businesses and large corporations to consider purchasing their goods and services from the city’s small and local merchants.

Next week, Aug. 18-25, has been designated as “Go Back to School and Buy Local Week.” The project is being operated and promoted by the Mayor’s Office of Minority & Women-Owned Business Development, in partnership with the Buy Local Baltimore program and the Main Streets Initiative.

“Our small, locally owned businesses are a key part of Baltimore’s economy,” Dixon said Monday in a statement.

“The jobs and opportunities they create improve our city every day, and I am pleased to encourage city residents to buy from our local shops.”

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The Mayor’s Office of Minority & Women-owned Business Development also will sponsor membership in the Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance for 200 minority- or women-owned businesses for one year. Membership will allow businesses to participate in the Alliance’s Buy Local program, as well as the Baltimore Development Corporation’s Main Streets Initiative.

An application for membership is available by clicking here.

drowley@baltimoreexaminer.com