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Wednesday • July 27 • 2016 From The Publisher
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Top 10 Reasons to Support Locally Owned Businesses ARLO KALLEMEYN Institute for Local SelfReliance 1. Local Character and Prosperity I n a n i nc r e a si n g l y homogen i zed world, communities that preser ve t hei r one-ofa-k i nd busi nesses a nd distinctive character have an economic advantage. 2. C o m m u n i t y W e l l Being Locally owned businesses build strong communities by sustaining vibrant town centers, linking neighbors i n a web of econom ic and social relationships, and contributing to local causes. 3. L o c a l D e c i s i o n Making Local ow nership ensures that important decisions are made locally by people who live in the community and who will feel the impacts of those decisions. 4. Keeping Dollars in the Local Economy Compa red to cha i n store s, lo c a l l y ow ne d busi nesses rec ycle a much larger share of their revenue back i nto t he local economy, enriching the whole community. 5. Job and Wages Locally owned businesses create more jobs locally and, in many c a s e s , pr ov ide b e t t er wages and benefits than chains do. 6. Entrepreneurship Ent repreneurship 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. 7. Public Benef its a nd Costs Local stores in t ow n c e nt e r s r e q u i r e compa rat ively litt le infrastructure and make more ef f ic ient u s e of public services relative to big box stores and strip shopping malls. 8. E n v i r o n m e n t a l Sustainability L oca l stores help to susta in v ibra nt, compact, walkable town centers-w h ich i n t u r n are essential to reducing sprawl, automobile use, habitat loss, and air and water pollution. 9. Competition A marketplace of tens of t housa nds of sma l l businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the longterm. 10. Product Diversity 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, g ua ra ntees a much broader range of product choices. (Holland Printing – a fine, locally ow ned business w i l l b e mov i n g t hei r location across the street to 922 E. 162nd Street in August. Welcome and best wishes!) Arlo Kallemeyn – Shopper P ubl isher a nd big fa n of t he lo c a l l y ow ne d business.
Tarte Cupcakery Company At Market
Tarte Cupcakery Company returns to Market in the Park to offer fresh baked gourmet cupcakes, cookies and treats! Indulge a little every Wednesday through September 27, 2016 at 102 N Hubbard St, Thornton, IL. For more information contact Thornton Recreation Department 708-877-4454 or email thorntonrec@yahoo.com