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“One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.”
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| YOU SHOULD TRY IT, BUY LOCAL |
| KEEP
IT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD |
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| | | Let Your Feet | | Do The Walking | | | | GOOD | For Your Health | | GOOD | For Local Business | | GOOD | For Your Neighborhood | | Good | For You! |
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Reasons
why you should
Shop and Buy Local
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Non
Profits Receive
Greater Support
Local business owners donate more to local charities than non-local
owners.
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Environmental
Impact Is Reduced
Small local business usually set up shop in the town/village center,
providing a centralized variety that is much friendlier to a
community’s walk score than out of town shopping malls. This generally
means contributing less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and
pollution.
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Most
New Jobs Are Provided By Local Businesses
Small local businesses are the largest employers nationally. Plus the
more jobs you have in your local community the less people are going to
have to commute which means more time and less traffic and pollution.
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Local
Business Owners Invest In Community
Local businesses are owned by people who live in this
community,
are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community’s
welfare and future.
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You
Matter More
We talk a lot about exerting influence with your purchasing choices, or
“voting with your wallet.” It’s a fact that businesses respond to their
customers but your values and desires are much more influential to your
local community business than the large big box stores. To read more
about going local check out Ecolocalizer, a great site that provides
news, ideas and inspiration to “Think globally, act locally.”
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Going
local does not mean walling off the Online shopping.
It Means nurturing
locally owned businesses which use local resources sustainably, employ
local workers at decent wages and serve primarily local consumers.
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