by BlogDiva
4. November 2009 19:48
"Support Local Business" ...a cheer often heard around towns and communities that are filled with small, local businesses. On Cape Cod, this is especially true! While we have chain businesses such as Hallmark, Stop & Shop, Home Depot, Barnes & Nobles etc... it's the family owned or small business that is supporting the local soccer team, advertising in the police program booklet, supplying materials to build a handicapped ramp for a home. Don't get me wrong, those big box companies do good works too...but it doesn't resonate at a local level.
So I came across this website ... The 3/50 Project. http://www.the350project.net/home.html (hopefully I'm not breaking some blogging rules by posting this info, but it was just so darned good!)
It drills down the idea of saving your local economy into 3 simple, succinct point...Read on...
- 3 -Think about which three independently owned businesses you’d miss most if they were gone. Stop in and say hello. Pick up a little something that will make someone smile. Your contribution is what keeps those businesses around.
- 50 - If just half the employed U.S. population spent $50 each month in independently owned businesses, their purchases would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue.* Imagine the positive impact if 3/4 of the employed population did that.
- 68 - For every $100 spent in independently owned stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and other expenditures. If you spend that in a national chain, only $43 stays here. Spend it online and nothing comes home.
- 1 - The number of people it takes to start the trend ...you.
In this day and age of school cutbacks, shortages in police, local aid slashing etc... it's important to keep every tax dollar in the community you live in. Remember...it all starts with you. 
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