June 26, 2015
Small and independent businesses are at the heart of our communities and it’s now more important than ever for the community to get behind them and show our support. The economist and author Michael Schuman highlighted this by saying that when you support local business ‘control moves from the boardrooms of distant corporations and back into the community where it belongs’. Below are ten more reasons why shopping local and supporting your local businesses will have a positive impact on you and your community.