Top 8 Reasons to

 "Think Local ~ Shop Local ~ Buy Local"

1.           Locally Owned businesses re-circulate $45-53 of $100 spent in their store back into the local economy, compared to $14 of chain stores.

2.           Locally Owned businesses tend to be more knowledgeable about their products and the needs of the consumer.

3.           Locally Owned businesses make up the largest employers nationally.

4.           Locally Owned businesses support nonprofit charities on the average of 350% more than large corporate chains.

5.           Locally Owned business owners invest in the community, they live here and work here.

6.           Locally Owned businesses provide more diversity in product choices, and choose products specifically for their customers…not a ‘cookie cutter’ national sales plan.

7.           Locally Owned businesses require less public investment than chains seeking large tax breaks and subsidies.  Wal-Mart has received over $1 Billion in taxpayer subsidies.  (Good Jobs First, “Shopping for Subsidies,” May ’04.  www.goodjobsfirst.org)

8.           Locally Owned businesses are the basis of a sustainable economy whose operation enhances the local economy.

Locally Owned businesses are not only employers and providers, they are consumers of goods and services that sustain the local economy.

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