“Tis the season to ‘Buy Local’…”

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When you hear the terms ‘Black Friday’, ‘Small Business Saturday’, ‘Cyber Monday’ and ‘Giving Tuesday’, you know what time of year it is- it’s Christmas time! (But, questions remain… Where’d Sunday go? What’s Sunday’s nick name?) As you all are going out to buy those perfect holiday gifts for your loved ones, I have just one question for you…

Are you buying local?

If you are, I’d like to shake your hand and say ‘Thank You’! Communities all over the country are benefitting from your choice of buying goods and services from locally owned businesses. If you’re not, please take a moment to review just three of the many reasons why it’s important to shop locally:

  1. Economic Sustainability By supporting locally owned businesses, you are supporting families within your community who in turn pay their profit forward; continuing that cycle of economic growth and sustainability.
  2. Business Friendly By shopping locally and strengthening your community’s economy, you are becoming a more attractive market for entrepreneurs and small businesses to bring their innovative ideas and services.
  3. Job Creation With the varying degrees of economic recovery across the nation, by buying local, you are helping businesses grow and create jobs.

What’s not to like about buying locally? These reasons and benefits for buying local aren’t just for the holiday season. Yes, it is great during the Christmas season- with the increased purchasing by consumers- but buying local is good for everyone, all year around. And, it’s a good thing most locally owned and operated businesses run all year around, too…

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