It's Get to Know Your Customers Day! When businesses take the time to talk to customers and get to know them, they might get some great feedback in return! So, if you're a customer, go visit a friendly local shop today and then leave them a great review! Find them here: ShopOkotoks.ca#GetToKnowYourCustomersDay #ShopLocally #ShopSmall #ShopLocal #SupportLocal
We love supporting the little guy, and shopping for local food helps us do that! Visit a farm, check out a farmer’s market, or search out a local delicacy! Keep money in your community by shopping small!
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TOP 10 REASONS TO SHOP LOCAL Top 10 Reasons to Shop Local.#1: Buy local to support yourselfStudies show that when you buy from an independent, locally owned business, rather than a nationally owned business, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers and farms continuing to strengthen the economic base of the community.#2: Be friendly to our environmentLocally owned businesses can make more local purchases requiring less transportation and generally set up shop in town or city centers as opposed to developing on the fringe. This generally means contributing less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and pollution.#3: Support community groupsNon-profit organizations receive an average 250% more support from smaller business owners than they do from large businesses.#4: Keep our community uniqueWhere we shop, where we eat and have fun all of it makes our community home. Our one-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of this place. Our tourism businesses also benefit.When people go on vacation they generally seek out destinations that offer them the sense of being someplace, not just anyplace." ~ Richard Moe, President, National Historic Preservation Trust#5: Local businesses create more jobsSmall local businesses are the largest employer nationally and in our community, provide the most jobs to residents.#6: Get better serviceLocal businesses often hire people with a better understanding of the products they are selling and take more time to get to know customers.#7: Invest in your communityLocal businesses are owned by people who live in this community, are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community's future.#8: Put your taxes to good useLocal businesses require comparatively little infrastructure investment and make more efficient use of public services as compared to nationally owned stores entering the community. In addition, nationally owned businesses often demanding tax incentives.#9: Encourage future investmentA growing body of economic research shows that in an increasingly homogenized world, entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character.#10: Competition leads to more choicesA marketplace of tens of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term. A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products based not on a national sales plan but on their own interests and the needs of their local customers, guarantees a much broader range of product choices.
There’s no beating a farm-fresh tomato, or freshly laid egg! Local food has to travel less time to reach you - that means no flights on airplanes, no trips on trains, no long truck drives. Just a short trip from farm to plate! Get your hands on something fresh today and eat local!
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