Virginia's Growth Alliance is the largest geographical economic development region in the state of Virginia. We created a Shop Local online store for their Small Business initiative unlike any other that we know of in economic development.

Shopping features include:

• shoppers can buy from multiple vendors in one transaction
• proceeds are distributed automatically into vendors' payment accounts
• shoppers can view all vendors' products, or view products by vendor
• waiting list for out-of-stock products
• customer Wish Lists
• integrated social sharing

Vendor features include:

• each vendor receives their own order information
• each vendor has full control of all of their product listings
• ability to sell physical or downloadable products
• vendors control their own shipping methods and charges
• vendors can create their own discount codes and coupons
• vendors can use with their UPS, FedEx, and USPS shipping accounts
• vendors can display and print invoices
• vendors can establish their own affiliate program
• gauge and pie charts to help track sales