We challenge you to consider locally owned independent businesses FIRST when making purchases. Money spent in a locally owned business generates more economic benefits—measured in income, wealth, jobs and tax revenue—than money spent at a national chain or globally owned business.
Why Buy Local First?
- Prosperity
Of every $100 spent at a locally owned business, $45 goes back into the local economy. Only $13 of every $100 spent at a chain store stays in the community. When you buy from a “Mom or Pop” business, you are not helping a CEO buy a third vacation home. You are helping a mom or dad put food on the table, a family pay a mortgage, or a student pay for college. Buying what you need from our locally owned independent businesses supports people who are part of our community! - Stability
Local ownership minimizes the chance that a company or business will pull up stakes and move to another town. - Flexibility
Local business owners are generally more available to their customers and more interested in developing personal relationships, value feedback and accommodate customers’ requests. - Diversity
Local businesses help a community retain its unique character. - Sustainability
Spending money at a locally owned business decreases transportation costs, reduces the use of underpaid labor and rewards those who are not outsourcing jobs.
The Buy Local First campaign is co-sponsored by the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition, Corvallis Chamber of Commerce, First Alternative Co-op, and Remarkable Arts.