The policies below were gathered from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR):

GOAL: Support and Grow our Local Economy

• End subsidies to large outside corporations (property tax exemptions, sales tax rebates, job tax credits, tax increment financing (TIF))
• Restructure the finance system to operate at a community scale (Local Economy Investment Pools)
• Adopt planning policies that create great habitat for local businesses (zoning, broadband)
• Shift spending at public institutions (procurement preferences)
• Target investment in local economies (loan fund)
• Collect better data and set benchmarks to track progress (impact assessment)

More information:

• http://ilsr.org/rule/financing-local-businesses/3005-2/
• http://www.ilsr.org/rule/local-purchasing-preferences/
• http://ilsr.org/procurement-more-than-a-policy-change/
• http://community-wealth.org/content/buying-local-tools-forward-thinking-institutions
• http://www.ilsr.org/rules/?contenttype=independent-business-rule-archive
• http://www.ilsr.org/rule/banning-public-subsidies-for-big-retailers/
• http://www.ilsr.org/localist-policy-agenda/
• https://bealocalist.org/impact-assessment

Examples:

• Arizona (Corporate subsidies): http://www.ilsr.org/rule/banning-public-subsidies-for-big-retailers/2303-2/
• San Francisco (Zoning): http://www.ilsr.org/rule/formula-business-restrictions/2321-2/
• Cape Cod (Development commission): http://www.ilsr.org/rule/economic-impact-review/capecod/
• Oregon (Purchasing preferences): http://www.ilsr.org/rule/local-purchasing-preferences/3138-2/
• Pennsylvania (Local food financing): http://www.ilsr.org/rule/financing-local-businesses/3005-2/