Why It’s Important to Shop Local

Why It’s Important to Shop Local

There are
countless ways that shopping locally benefits the Pooler community, but are you
aware of how it helps you?

1.  Local Businesses Use Other
Local Businesses: Local businesses are more likely to utilize other local
businesses such as banks, service providers and farms.

2.  Local Businesses Donate More to
Their Communities: Did you know that local businesses tend to donate more to
local causes than other bigger businesses? These business owners are your
neighbors and friends, so they care about the local community just as much as
you do. That little league team or local charitable organization benefits
greatly from healthy local businesses who want to give back to their neighbors.
Keeping your business close to home is just another way that you can give back to
your community.

3.  Money Stays in Your Community:
For every $100 you spend at local businesses, $68 will stay in the community.
Independent retailers return more than three times as much money per dollar of
sales to the community in which they operate than chain competitors.
Independent restaurants return more than two times as much money per dollar of
sales than national restaurant chains.

4.  Shopping Local Creates More
Local Jobs: Local businesses means more local ownership. These businesses are
huge contributors to local jobs. Supporting a local business also supports the
local workforce.

Easy Ways to Support Local Business in Pooler

It isn’t
always the easiest or most convenient option to visit a local independent
business rather than a large national chain that might be down the street, or
even Amazon. However, there are plenty of ways you can help support your local
economy in Pooler by thinking local first:

• Try the menu at a local
  restaurant for lunch or dinner
• Purchase a birthday present at
  a local gift shop
• Make a point to visit a shop
  you haven’t been in before. Make this a weekly goal. You will be so glad you
  did.
• Visit a local nursery or
  hardware store for your lawn and garden needs
• Get your car serviced at a
  local mechanic
• Visit the many area Farmer’s
  Markets or vendor events to buy ingredients for dinner or holiday decorations.
• SHARE! SHARE! SHARE! Almost all
  local businesses have social media accounts on pages such as Facebook and
  Instagram. Share their posts and help them get noticed.

Finally, help
build good reviews for the local businesses within your community. A quick word
about your great experience can go a long way for helping others decide on
whether or not to try out their products or services. Thanks for your support
of the Pooler, Ga communities.