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The Benefits of Doing Business Locally

In the smallest towns, bustling cities, and everything in between, more citizens lament losing a sense of community and local character.

Meanwhile, national chains and online mega-stores continue gaining market and pushing independent businesses to the margins in many sectors. This trend is considered symptomatic of our loss of community orientation, but could it also be a primary cause? And what are the economic costs to our communities as absentee-owned corporations displace locally-owned businesses?

Of course, we usually choose to do business where we perceive the best value for our time and money. But in an age where we’re bombarded with thousands of corporate advertisements daily, perceptions may differ widely from reality. The unrelenting emphasis on cheapness above all other values leads many people to overlook the values independent businesses provide us, both personally and in our communities.

©1998-2012 Jeff Milchen. The author co-founded the first Independent Business Alliance and the AMIBA.

Testimonials

"I'm not sure that most national business reporters would consider what we hear from our members as news. It's not Wall Street lingo. Dane Buy Local members talk about feeling respected for the exchange of both monetary value and meaning. Our "Friendly Faces,Neighborhood Places" motto resonates pretty powerfully. And so does the notion of a "local living econo...

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Reasons for Buying Local

Create good places to work: We want work life to reflect home town friendliness and familiarity. Treating our employees well is part of our community commitment.
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Did You Know?

"A local economy values the real over the virtual world.  An investment on a computer screen is one thing; an investment in a company in your hometown quite another".
--Woody Tasch, Slow Money

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Thursday, June 20 | 5pm - 8pm

Organized by Dane Buy Local, Solstice Stroll is an opportunity for various locally owned businesses in Dane County to stay open late to celebrate the upcoming longest day of the year! Visit businesses to mingle, enjoy refreshments, demonstrations, special incentives and learn more about what you do to help keep our community vibrant and thriving. More info coming soon.


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