Think Big, Shop Small.
Your community is worth investing in.
When we shop local products and services, we are telling our neighbors that we believe our community is worth investing in. Shopping and buying locally really is a win-win for you, for small businesses, and for our community as a whole!
Your money spent provides jobs, and goes to what we care about, including our local schools, libraries, and other local institutions. When you see the impact shopping small can make on a community, it's easy to get on board and support.
Think Big, Shop Small.
Be intentional in your support.
The best way to show support is with your money, but that's not the only way. You can leave a review on Google or the business social platform; you can spread the word to others who are in a relationship with you, as word of mouth is priceless. And most of all, be an encourager when you see folks stepping out with a new dream! Don't be a naysayer or stern critic. It can be helpful to give feedback, but be kind about it. After all, when one person steps out in their dreams, it permits others to do the same. So, encourage the dreamers, the entrepreneurs, and those living the American Dream!
Stay in the loop.Think Big, Shop Small.
Small business owners are in the arena, daring greatly!
Theodore Roosevelt said it best, "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
