1. Local shops sell a wide range of great & unique products at affordable prices.
   

2. Many people get out of the habit of shopping locally and are then surprised by the range of products and gifts available.
   

3. 
   

4. Shopping local saves you money.
   

5. Many times the items that are being purchased outside the county, can be found within a few miles of your home. Saving you time and GAS! Many think that shopping outside the county saves money, but when you add in travel, parking costs, fees to transport larger items, gas, and your time, the overall cost is often much higher.
   

1. Shopping locally retains your community.
   

2. People don’t like losing shops and services or see empty buildings in Newton County, but don’t equate this to how they spend heir money. Shops can only survive if residents spend locally – so if you want a vibrant community, where people can socialize as well as shop, SHOP LOCALLY.
   

3. 
   

4. Shopping locally retains our distinctiveness.
   

5. Where we shop, where we eat and have fun – all of it makes our community home. Our one-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of Newton County. Our tourism businesses also benefit. “When people go on vacation they generally seek out destinations that offer them the sense of being someplace, not just anyplace.” ~ Richard Moe, President, National Historic Preservation Trust.
   

6. 
   

7. Shopping local saves the environment.
   

8. Locally owned businesses can make more local purchases requiring less transportation and generally set up shop in town or city centers as opposed to developing on the fringe. This generally means contributing less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and pollution.
   

9. 
   

10. Shopping local creates jobs.
    

11. Shops in our community create local employment and self employment. These people in turn spend in the local economy. Small local businesses are the largest employer nationally and in our community, prove the most jobs to residents.
    

12. 
    

13. Investment in our community.
    

14. Local businesses are owned by people who live in this community, are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community’s future. So supporting local shops means a financial return for our community.
    

15. 
    

16. Saving you money on taxes.
    

17. Local businesses in town centers require comparatively little infrastructure investment and make more efficient use of public services. Thus, saving tax dollars.
    

18. 
    

19. Buy what you want, not what someone wants you to buy.
    

20. A market place of tens of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term. A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products based not on a national sales plan but on their own interests and the needs of their local customers, guarantees a much broader range of product choices.
    

21. 
    

22. Encourage local prosperity.
    

23. A growing body of economic research shows that in an increasingly homogenized world, entrepreneurs and skilled workers are mored likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character.
    

Web design and hosting by Current Events Productions