"One of my resolutions this year was to live simply, keep it local and buy more made in America products. So when I recently came across with the "Independent We Stand" movement I knew I had to share it with my readers. Supporting local business and not "big box stores' not only benefits our community but is essential if we want to teach and encourage entrepreneurship among the current and future generations".
Liza Cardona
This Valentine’s Day, the average person will spend $116.21 on
presents like cards, flowers, lingerie or dinner, for a total of more
than $15.7 billion on gifts nationwide.
If each person spent that $116.21 at a locally owned independent
business rather than in a national chain, $79 would stay in their
community thanks to local payrolls and taxes. More than $10.67 billion
would be reinvested in local communities throughout the country. If each
person bought their gifts only at national chains instead, that
reinvestment number drops to $6.7 billion.
Can you imagine the effect you would have on the local economy if you
bought your honey’s Valentine’s Day gifts from locally owned flower
shops, card shops, chocolate shops, etc, etc? Don’t be a loser this
Valentines – buy local.
To search for local business in your community please visit http://www.independentwestand.org/support-independent-business/search/
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