What 3 independent businesses would you miss if they disappeared?
A member forwarded this to me this evening, and it vibes on our frequency so much I just gotta pass it along to you: The 350 Project. These guys are speaking our language, and we heart the 350 project!
3 – Think about which three independently owned businesses you’d miss most if they were gone. Stop in and say hello. Pick up a little something that will make someone smile. Your contribution is what keeps those businesses around.
50 – If just half the employed US population spent $50 each month in independently owned businesses, their purchases would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue. imagine the positive impact if 3/4 of the employed population did that.
68- 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.
1- The number of people it takes to start the trend…..you.
April 14th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Now you’re talking. This is the kind of information that helps people become conscience about their actions.
It’s much harder to continue a stupid move if you know it’s stupid; it’s much harder to be a sucker once you know you’ve been a sucker.
This is positive action within the reach of all of us. It helps to take away the “they gotta fix it” attitude. And it doesn’t require we give anything up!
Thanks for sharing, I will pass it along to my tribe:-)
DD
April 14th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
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April 20th, 2009 at 11:05 am
I believe it was Walt Whitman who said and I paraphrase ‘If you think that because you are only one person that you cannot bring about change, indeed that is the only way it ever happens.’
Or one could say If you are not part of the answer- you are part of the problem.