BALLE is a growing alliance of businesspeople around the US and Canada, who join local BALLE networks dedicated to building local living economies. BALLE comprises 35 such business networks with more than 11,000 business members overall. It is BALLE's mission to catalyze, strengthen, and connect these local business networks. BALLE networks respond to the unique needs of their communities and share ideas throughout the alliance of networks. ordinated group of locally owned companies can stand up to some of the harmful effects of globalization and foster the health and vitality of a region.