1. The Green Banana MarketPlace is a melting pot of business, education and civic organizations committed to promoting economic growth along the I-99 corridor.

2. The Green Banana MarketPlace currently has an opt-in mailing list of over 6000 residents along the I-99 corridor. These people have a computer, Internet service and are generally upper middle income and above. They have disposable income to spend on goods and services.

3. Green Banana Merchants are committed to buying goods and services from other Green Banana Merchants. When shopping for products they look to other in kind merchants on the Green Banana MarketPlace.

4. The Green Banana MarketPlace is becoming the home of many local organizations. The SPCA (Humane Society), sponsored by GBM and the Hollidaysburg Area wrestling team use the GBM as home pages. At the SPCA site you will find pictures of animals looking for a home. We keep this current. The HAHS wrestling site will provide pictures, accounts and results of every match. ProActive Sports is sponsoring this page and offering HAHS Wrestling hats, teeshirts, sweats, etc. We are looking for more good civic-based clubs and organizations to call GBM their home.

5. Starting this month the GBM will offer secure server software to allow MasterCard and Visa transactions. In addition to providing promotion, coupons and marketing you can now sell your products at the Green Banana Market. Ask your GBM representative how this works.

6. The Green Banana MarketPlace actively promotes the web site through special events. We did the area's first web cast in September. The AAHS-HAHS football game had over 500 fans watch the broadcast live. Over 2500 people visited the site the week of September 4th. Watch for more upcoming promotions.

7. Putting a web site up today is like adding another grain of sand at the beach. Unless you are committed to promoting the site no one will know you have one. We position your business in prominent places on the site where our visitors frequent.

8. The reality of the Internet is this:. If you are a local business most of your business will come from local people. Folks in California, Arizona or Korea are probably not going to buy your tires, hardware, cleaning service, etc. Get involved locally.

9. Your involvement is GBM is multi faceted.

• Buy products from GBM merchants
• Promote GBM to your customers, Internet friends and associates
• Help us develop your Internet presence and get feature front page
• Sponsor you favorite charity, organization, team or civic group on the web
• Help us come up with new ideas to promote GBM which promotes everyone