Buy Local Scarborough
P.O. Box 1193
Scarborough, ME 04070
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Why Buy Local?
KEEPING MONEY CIRCULATING IN OUR COMMUNITY - For every $100 spent at a locally owned, independent business, $45 stays in the local economy, creating jobs and expanding the town's tax base. for every $100 spent at a nation chain or franchise store, only $14 remains in the community.*
FOSTERING LOCAL JOB CREATION - Studies show that locally owned, independent businesses create more jobs locally and in some sectors provide better wages and benefits than nation chains. *
NURTURING COMMUNITY - Independent businesses are owned by people who live in or near the community and are committed to investing in Scarborough’s future. Studies have found that locally owned businesses contribute more than twice as much of their revenue to charitable causes as corporate chains do. And advocates of local causes find that local business owners are generally much more accessible than executives of large corporations based in other states.*
CONSERVING YOUR TAX DOLLARS - Small neighborhood and downtown businesses require less public infrastructure and make more efficient use of city services compared to sprawling big-box stores and shopping centers, which are far more costly in terms of road work and police services, according to studies.*
MORE CHOICES - A marketplace of thousands of small businesses helps to ensure more innovation and competition, and lower prices over the long term. Independent businesses, choosing products based on what their local customers need and desire, not a national sales plan, guarantees a more diverse range of product and service choices.
BENEFITING FROM LOCAL OWNERS' EXPERTISE - Local business owners and employees often possess a level of expertise and a passion for the products they sell that is unmatched by employees and managers of national chains. They also tend to have a greater interest in getting to know their customers—who are, after all, also their neighbors. Simply put, local owners and employees take a special pride in their trade.
PRESERVING ENTREPRENEURSHIP - Entrepreneurship fuels America's economic innovation and prosperity, and serves as a key means for families to move out of low-wage jobs and into the middle class. Plus, the success of locally owned, independent businesses provides real-life inspiration to our young people, proving that they can stay in Maine and prosper on their own terms.
EMBRACING THE UNIQUE QUALITIES OF SCARBOROUGH - In an increasingly homogenized world, communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character are more likely to attract entrepreneurs and new investment. Scarborough places a high value on individuality and considers our homegrown enterprises a source of pride. They are also an attraction to visitors.
*Sources Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Portland Buy Local
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