Locally Owned Tallahassee

Why Shop Locally Owned? Locally Owned Businesses Add Diversity and Character to Tallahassee!Locally owned businesses offer original and unique products and services. This adds interest, diversity and character to Tallahassee. Independent businesses are owned by people who are your neighbors. They make their own decisions about their business. They are not directed by the formulaic concept of a distant corporate office, but by the needs and interests of their customers. Your choices are expanded when there is a diverse independent business community. Local business owners get to know their customers and form friendships, creating a real sense of community not available in an anonymous corporate setting. One local shop owner reflects, “I think it makes people feel special and welcome when they're remembered.”Join today!T-shirts are here! One size fits most! $15 donation to be a community member [you receive an email every month with coupons from your favorite locally owned stores! -no spam] These t-shirts are one size fits most. Color options are BLACK - PINK - or GREEN. Pick them up at Quarter Moon Imports at Lake Ella or at The Other Side Vintage in Railroad Square.
Color Or send $20 [includes shipping] via www.PayPal.com to seller: [email protected] and we will ship it anywhere in the USA.Strengthening and Sustaining the Local Economy!Having invested their life savings in their businesses, local business owners have an inherent interest in the strength and vibrancy of Tallahassee. Their children attend local schools and they care about the environment and the services that keep our community healthy. When compared to their chain competitors, local businesses have a more sustainable impact on the local economy. Their tax dollars and profits are recycled back into the community. Locally owned businesses add to the economy by hiring local people and offering quality jobs. Locally owned businesses build relationships and employ the services of local artists, musicians, accountants, merchants, graphic designers, printers, painters, contractors and craftspeople. At a recent visit to a local health food store, the manager pointed out the many ways in which they support a broader local economy. They routinely carry locally made breads, pastries, cosmetics and lotions. They employed a local artist to paint a vibrant mural of vegetables and another artist markets her line of greeting cards there. They carry locally authored books and locally produced CDs. Creativity, ingenuity and local production are supported. The economic fiber is strengthened by local businesses.A Web of Support!Locally owned businesses support local community organizations and charitable functions creating a web of support within the community. A local bookstore owner comments, ”You can't beat the small business for pulling together a grass-roots effort. I think people respond better to charity events when people in their own community pull them together.” A case in point is IBaCA’s own “Feed the Community” Festival, where local businesses and community organizations pool their efforts to raise food and money for Second Harvest of the Big Bend. This year’s 8th annual event will take place at Lake Ella on Sunday November 13th. Keep posted to the IBaCA website for further details.Our freedom of choice is imperiled when a few buyers from national chains choose what reaches consumers! You can choose! Shop Locally Owned!Chains may boast of creating up to 300 jobs for a new super store, but they displace more than one job for each job created. Keep our jobs! Shop Locally Owned!The average locally-owned business returns up to 60% of their revenues in dividends to the local community through payroll and taxes. The average chain business returns only 16%! Keep our revenues in Tallahassee! Shop Locally Owned!Dollars spent at local merchants are recycled in the community, creating an impact in the local economy up to five times that of a chain store. The profits of chain businesses are promptly exported to corporate headquarters! Keep your money where your house is! Shop Locally Owned!