Buy Local
Shopping locally owned businesses makes sense!
According to a study commissioned by the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, up to 68% of money spent in locally-owned businesses stays in the local community. By contrast, only about 43% of money spent in non-locally-owned businesses (chain stores, big-box stores, etc.) stays in the local community.
When you shop locally-owned businesses, besides saving gas and getting the goods you need, you're contributing to the local economy in the following ways:
- Taxes paid by the business support schools and local services
- Job opportunities are created for local residents
- Wages paid by the business go mostly to local residents
- Locally-owned businesses are more likely to buy supplies from other locally-owned businesses
- Locally-owned businesses are more likely to use other local businesses for business-related services, expanding the influence of your dollars
You're also helping to insure that products and services will continue to be available locally.
When you shop at non-locally owned businesses, a larger portion of your shopping dollars 'leaks out' of the local economy:
- Corporate management salaries are non-local
- Most services are out-sourced to non-local businesses
- Most supplies are purchased from remote sources by the parent corporation
Shopping locally saves time and gas, and it helps pay for our schools, roads, police and fire departments. Please shop Hilltown businesses. It's good for all of us!