12B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JANUARY 30, 2019
O UR N EIGHBORHOOD
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Support Your Community
By Supporting
Local
Businesses
Reasons
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Shop
Local
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Shopping
Local
Creates
Jobs: The jobs
created allow
spending in the
local economy and
helps create more
jobs.
Shopping
Local
saves you
money and time!
Travel expenses and
personal time make
the overall cost of
items more.
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Shopping
Local encour-
ages commu-
nity growth.
By choosing to do busi-
ness locally you help
maintain Cottage Grove’s
diversity, charm and
appeal; which in turn,
attracts new community
members.
Local
independent
businesses
invest more
in our community:
They support local
charities,schools and
community events
which financially
impacts our
community.
Shopping
Local
retains our
community:
Without the support
in the local
community,
restaurants, shops
and services are
forced to close.
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Shopping Local
invests in
community
services and city
economy. Your
dollars spent in in locally-
owned businesses have three times
the impact on your community as
dollars spent outside of Cottage
Grove. When shopping locally, you
create funds for more city and
county services through taxes. In
turn, these funds are invested in
neighborhood services including
police, fire and ambulance as well
as park and library improvements.
Local
businesses
sell a wide
range of
great products at
affordable prices and
cater to the needs
and wants of the
community.
Shopping
Local retains
our
distinctive-
ness: Local businesses
respond quicker to the
needs of the customers
and stock products to
meet the core
community’s needs.
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Local shops
value you
more: Local
businesses
survive by their
reputation and repeat
business, which means
you get a higher
standard of service.