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Hometown advantage: How “buy local” initiatives boost small business [infographic]

Posted by / June 10, 2011

In an effort to rejuvenate struggling local economies and empower small business to compete with big business, political figures and organizations have begun to popularize “buy local” movements. The goal of “buy local” campaigns is to build a healthy feedback loop wherein the community buys from local merchants who then reinvest in the community via job creation, supply procurement, etc.

(Click on the infographic below to learn more.)

Via Column Five for Intuit

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  • BRADLEYIFV

    The infographic link is broken – please update