the 3/50 project

By Cinda Baxter | Posted: Sunday, September 13, 2009

SAVING THE BRICK AND MORTARS OUR NATION IS BUILT ON

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Think about which three independently owned businesses you'd miss most if they were gone. Stop in and say hello. Pick up a little something that will make someone smile. Your contribution is what keeps those businesses around.

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If just half the employed U.S. population spent $50 each month in independently owned businesses, their purchases would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue.* Imagine the positive impact if 3/4 of the employed population did that.

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For every $100 spent in independently owned stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and other expenditures. If you spend that in a national chain, only $43 stays here. Spend it online and nothing comes home.

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The number of people it takes to start the trend...you.

Pick 3. Spend 50. Save your local economy.

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Employment statistics courtesy U.S. Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2/6/2009