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The benefits to Mainers from shopping local and buying goods and services from local businesses are clear.
Here at BuyLocal-Maine.com, we provide low-cost, effective, and complete “BuyLocal” solutions for Maine local business and Maine communities in general.
We believe in the core philosophy of a “buy local” attitude and know that just small changes in Mainer’s buying habits can strengthen and enhance the economy of Maine.
Actually any local business community across the country can benefit from this philosophy, and as a result, the neighborhoods around them as well.
Maine already has a strong local business infrastructure and a local community mentality. We Mainers already understand the value of buying locally grown and harvested fruit and vegetables, never mind the best local seafood in the world.
Now we are continually facing the influx of “big box” stores and are already experiencing the super-fast roll-overs of big-box stores that up and move every 5 years. How many big vacant lots do you know of where a big-box store moved their store location a few miles to take advantage of a new tax break or a better lease or whatever.
The bottom line is it is bad for the local economy in general. The answers to the question “Why Buy Local?” are many but essentially boil down to the fact that purchasing locally from Mainebusiness create more local Maine jobs, lighten the impact on the environment, expand shopping and entertainment options, and build stronger Maine communities.
The facts seem clear that promoting a “buy local” attitude is great for local business and consumers alike. And since we Mainers have a strong “buy local” attitude already, it only makes sense that Maine can build on that and have one of the strongest buy-local economies in the country.
