19 Easy Ways To Support A Local Business
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Updated 2024.07.23
In this post, we are going to share creative ways to support a local business. If you are interested in learning more about how you can support local businesses and products in your area, the easiest way to begin is to think of a local business in your area that you value.
Avoid thinking of franchises and larger chains for now, even if they are local and helpful.
Today we are talking about family and friend owned businesses in your neighborhood. Breweries, butchers, farm stands, clothing stores, and even beauty salons.
They give your community the character it deserves, and they need you to keep providing this value.
So without further ado if you are shopping this holiday season, here are a few ways to support your local community business -
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Write positive reviews for them on formal platforms like Google wherever you can.
Generate awareness for their brand by saying good things about it on social media.
Say good things about them in private conversation too.
Stop by there regularly to drive traffic, current traffic attracts more.
Make them part of your purchase consideration circuit - when you are looking to buy something new, check with these businesses already in your network first.
Buy things from there on the regular.
Get on their email list - if you love spending your money there, don’t miss out on the fun - what if they had other offers you could enjoy?
If you have a business too, think of them for your own customer references - say your customer needs something that is close to what you have but not in your exact niche and another business near you does, share it with your customers.
Use their coupon codes. Merchants create them in part to drive business, for goodwill, for consumer enjoyment - by applying their discounts you help them with all three.
Keep your contact information with them up to date - if you purchase a lot of them, add them to your email contacts, or keep your login with them in your passwords folder.
Be polite and gracious when you do business with them - treat them as you would want to be treated if you owned the place.
Subscribe to their YouTube, Instagram, or Twitter feed.
Vote for them in Best-of Round-ups.
Stand up for them if others are giving poor reviews in your presence and you know it’s not true.
See if they are connected to any sister stores or locations, and visit these spots.
Respond to their surveys - information is currency they can use to keep a competitive edge.
Subscription. Join their rewards or members program.
Buy gift cards and other gifts there.
Check out their bargain bin and help them clear stock - buying the item at any price helps a bottom line and gives valued feedback about what the market will pay for that item to inform future buying choices.
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Local businesses are the reason why we find certain towns cute and other towns tourist destinations. Keep the allure alive in your community by shopping at these places and telling your friends.
The power of one transaction can make a big difference. It can create a ripple effect through the currency and information that purchase conveys, and the value it will give to your daily life.
Because they are often smaller and thus more nimble than chain businesses, for example, they can often adapt to market trends more quickly and deliver on what you need sooner.
Businesses in your community also fund the taxes in your community via payroll tax, which pays for vital community services.
A single purchase from a local shop can go a long way, far beyond the private sector. Through the payroll and sales taxes your purchase generates you also support sociaI security, medicaI care, and other resources you and those you Iove benefit from on Earth.
What is one local business that deserves your attention this week? Who comes to mind?
Take one of these steps to show your support.
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