Recently came across this project: http://www.the350project.net/home.html
They also have their own LookLocal app:
http://www.the350project.net/iphone_look_local_home.html
http://www.the350project.net/iphone_look_local_home.html
Reminded me of MLUI's Spend 10. From the 3/50 project site:
3: What three independently owned business world you miss if they
disappeared? Stop in. Say hello. Pick up something that brings a smile. Your
purchases are what keeps those businesses around.
disappeared? Stop in. Say hello. Pick up something that brings a smile. Your
purchases are what keeps those businesses around.
50: If half the employed population spent $50 each month in locally owned
independent businesses, it would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue.
Imagine the positive impact if 3/4 the employed population did that.
independent businesses, it would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue.
Imagine the positive impact if 3/4 the employed population did that.
68: For every $100 spent in locally owned independent stores, $68 returns to
the community through taxes, payroll, and other expenditures. If you spend that
in a national chain, only $43 stays here. Spend it online and nothing comes home.
the community through taxes, payroll, and other expenditures. If you spend that
in a national chain, only $43 stays here. Spend it online and nothing comes home.
1: The number of people it takes to start the trend... you.
Pick 3. Spend 50. Save your local economy.
Pick 3. Spend 50. Save your local economy.
Very nicely done. It is a thrill to see others around the country simultaneously on track with efforts we and so many others are making. There is a synergy effect that instills confidence in ones own effort to build community and local economy.
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