Learn why it's important to shop local!

1. Shop Local
Connect with your Community

2. KEEP YOUR MONEY LOCAL
For every $100 spent, $68 at a local store
stays in your community. But only $43 at a
chain store will say in your local economy.
That money helps to fund:
• Community Groups
• Local Infrastructure
• Public Services

3. CREATE LOCAL JOBS
Local businesses provide 2.6X more jobs than
their chain counterparts. Often, chain stores
will displace just as many jobs as they end
up creating!
With more people working in your community,
that means more tax dollars for public
services and a more stable place to live!

4. GO GREEN BY SHOPPING LOCAL
Shrink your carbon footprint by shopping
locally. Not only will this save you gas, it will
save you time as well! When you shop
locally, not only do you spend less time on
the road and searching for parking, but so
do the goods you buy!
Locally owned businesses buy twice as many
local products and services as their chain
counterparts. This puts even more money
back into the local economy!

5. IMPROVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
Invest in your community: when you
shop small, you’re investing in
neighborhood improvement and
community development.
Make yourself at home: By supporting
local businesses, you’re supporting a
network of people working towards
the same goal: a lively and healthy
place to call home!

6. FIND SOMETHING UNIQUE
Find something different: Find something different
than what you see at the big box stores. Local
shops carry a larger variety of items than big
box stores because they don't need to fill
thousands of locations!
Get the quality you want: Small businesses offer
unique and well-crafted items that will last a
lifetime. Shop local to find the perfect gift!

7. #SHOPLOCAL
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