|
 Businesses throughout Mercer County are working together to promote the benefits of shopping local. Log on to the Chamber website for more information.
Save your local economy and
downtown businesses… SHOP DOWNTOWN CELINA!
Think about which three independently owned businesses you’d miss most if they were gone. Stop in and say hello. Do a little shopping. Your purchases are what keep those businesses around.
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 that would have on our economy.
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.
The number of people it takes to start the trend is one… you.
*Employment statistics courtesy U.S. Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2/6/2009
|
