10/30/2025
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I've said it before, and I'm gonna keep saying it......If you wanna KEEP local, you've gotta SUPPORT local!
It never fails. A locally owned business will announce they're closing and the comments are full of people complaining about how the town is dying. How nothing good ever sticks around. How there's nothing to do. How there's only chain restaurants to choose from. And the complaints go on and on.
How many of those same people ever spend $1 with those same businesses?? My guess is very few. How many of those same people shop daily with Amazon, Walmart, Shein, Temu, McDonalds, etc? My guess is most of them.
The hard truth is local businesses don't have the corporate backing to be able to compete too much with pricing. But we can make up for it in other ways.
There's a movement that has grown over the past few years called Pink Friday. It's the Friday before Black Friday and encourages people to shop small business 1st. How cool would it be if that was our mindset all year? Especially in a small town. Support your neighbors, friends, and family 1st!
Here's a few of my favorite locally owned businesses. Feel free to share yours in the comments! Let's help our friends and neighbors make a living and help keep their doors open 🩷
Chester's Café & Pizzeria
ENC Graphic Design
Sweet & Sourdough Bakery
Elite Auto Service LLC
Gerrie's
IBC Delights
Gone Lucid Games
Amy Foltz Photography
Adventure Beer Company
**more in comments because FB told me I tagged too many 🤷♀️