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Contact: Dinesh Thirupuvanam
Phone: 415-625-3848
Email: Partners@VivBizClub.com
Web: VivBizClub.com
Viv Biz Club Brings Group Purchasing Phenomenon To Eco-Minded Small Businesses
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, July 14th, 2010 – The Viv Biz Club (Viv) is now helping organizations in more than 34 states across the country pool their purchasing power to save up to 80% on eco-friendly supplies. When businesses join Viv (currently free) at www.VivBizClub.com, they gain access to Viv member-only discounts on compostable food packaging, recycled office supplies, and green cleaning products.
“Brands like Groupon and LivingSocial are quickly becoming household names in America because they help consumers leverage ‘group buying power’ to get access to massive discounts, and Viv Biz Club does the same for small business,” said Arul Velan, Viv founder. “We make eco-friendly supplies affordable so that cost is no longer a barrier for small businesses that want to make their operations more sustainable.”
Viv vets suppliers to ensure that products are of the highest quality and are truly green (e.g., compostable cups meet the national standard — ASTM-D6400 –for compostability) and Viv members purchase products from Viv partner suppliers including Office Depot and World Centric.
Members appear very pleased with the program thus far, and Viv shares a variety of testimonials via VivBizClub.com, including: “The pricing is awesome.” – Ilan S. @ Ekar Farm and “You guys already have great customer service. Thanks!” – Nicole B. @ Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing.
“There’s a renewed focus for many restaurant owners and office managers to move away from plastic and other petroleum based products like Styrofoam because of the impacts these materials have on our environment,” continues Velan. “The Viv Biz Club helps them do so without blowing their budgets.”
Founders, Arul Velan and Dinesh Thirupuvanam, started Viv in May of 2008 as an eco-friendly loyalty program designed to help small businesses in San Francisco become more sustainable and engage their customers in the process. Amidst a recession however, they realized that they could provide even more value to their businesses by helping them co-operatively save money on their eco-friendly supplies. Since starting the Viv Biz Club in January of 2010, they’re now working with businesses in over 100 cities and 34 states across the country.
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If you’d like more information about green group buying or the Viv Biz Club, please contact Dinesh Thirupuvanam at 415-625-3848 or Partners@VivBizClub.com.