Top Ten Reasons To Shop Locally
#1 KEEP DOLLARS IN
PUTNAM COUNTY'S ECONOMY (Your Economy!)
For every $100 spent at a locally owned business, $45 stays in the local economy, creating jobs and expanding the county's tax base. For every $100 spent at a national chain or franchise store,only $14 remains in the
community.
#2 CONSERVE YOUR TAX DOLLARS
Small neighborhood and downtown businesses require less public infrastructure and make more efficient use of city services
compared to sprawling big-box stores and shopping centers, which are far more costly in terms of road work and police services.
#3 FOSTER LOCAL JOB CREATION
Studies show that locally owned businesses create more jobs locally and, in some sectors, provide better wages and
benefits than national chains. They also
employee local carpenters, plumbers, web designers, advertisers, etc.
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#4 PRESERVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneurship fuels America's economic innovation and
prosperity, and serves as a key means
for families to move out of low wage jobs and
into the middle class. Plus, the success of locally owned, independent businesses
provides real-life inspiration to our young people, proving that they can stay in
New York and prosper on their own terms.
#5 BENEFIT FROM LOCAL OWNERS'
EXPERTISE
Local business owners and employees often possess a level of expertise and a
passion for the products they sell that is unmatched by employees and managers of
national chains. They also tend to have a greater interest in getting to know their
customers---who are, after all, also their neighbors. Simply put, local owners and employees
take a special pride in their trade.
#6 HAVE MORE
CHOICES
A marketplace of thousands of small
businesses helps to ensure more innovation and competition, and lower prices over
the long term. Independent businesses, choosing products based on what
their local customers need and
desire, not a national
sales plan, guarantees a more diverse range of product and
service choices.
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#7 HELP THE
ENVIRONMENT
Local business owners tend to set up shop in existing commercial properties
and in neighborhood business districts, rather than developing on large tracts of
undeveloped land. Having a diverse array of businesses within walking or biking
distance reduces the amount of driving Putnam County residents must do to shop for
goods and services. It also helps to conserve land, limit sprawl and lessen traffic and air
pollution.
#8 NURTURE COMMUNITY
Independent businesses are owned by people who live in this community and are
committed to investing in Putnam County's future. Locally owned businesses contribute more
than twice as much of their revenue to charitable causes as corporate chains do. And advocates of local
causes find that local business owners are generally much more accessible than
executives of large corporations based in other states.
#9 EMBRACE WHAT MAKES PUTNAM COUNTY
UNIQUE
Putnam is a county of neighborhoods. Where we shop, where we eat and hang out-all of it
makes our neighborhood home. Chain
stores are growing more aggressive throughout Putnam County and threatening to change the unique character of our
city. One-of-a-kind, independent businesses are an integral part of what makes
Putnam County a great place to live.
#10 ENSURE PUTNAM COUNTY STANDS OUT FROM THE
CROWD
In an increasingly homogenized world, communities that preserve their
one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character are more likely
to attract entrepreneurs and
new investment. Putnam County places a high value
on individuality and considers our homegrown
enterprises a source of pride. They are also an attraction to visitors
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