ARE YOU A LOCAL?

In these tough economic times, people are watching every penny and looking for the lowest price. While box stores and chain restaurants may look like they are offering the best value, how does this impact us and our community in the long run? When you shop at an independently owned business, your entire community benefits. Here are some reasons to Think Local – Buy Local – Be Local:

Buy Local – Support Yourself: Studies have shown that when you buy from an independent, locally owned business, rather than a nationally owned business, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers and farms —continuing to strengthen the economic base of the community.

Support Community Groups: Non-profit organizations receive more than double the support from smaller business owners than they do from large businesses.

Keep Your Community Unique: Where we shop, where we eat and have fun – all of it makes our community home. Unique businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of a place. Tourism businesses also benefit from this. When people go on vacation they typically seek destinations that offer them the sense of being someplace unique.

Get Better Service: Local businesses often hire people with a better understanding of the products they are selling and take more time to get to know customers.

Invest in Community: Local businesses are owned by people who live in the community, are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community’s future.

Encourage Local Prosperity: Economic research shows that entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their unique businesses and distinctive character.

Think local first + Buy local when you can = Being a local!

Everything Indiana LLC is a Fishers-based company that specializes in creative, hand-made gift baskets composed entirely from an array of products from Indiana Companies and Specialty Shops. Everything Indiana gift items are suitable for any gift-giving occasion and favored by corporations, Indiana residents, and Hoosier expatriates! We tailor each basket to its ultimate receiver and are always updating our products. In addition, we are members of the Fishers Chamber of Commerce, The Hamilton County Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Hamilton County Alliance, Business Network International, and Priority Pros.

Teresa Downham is the owner and founder of Everything Indiana LLC. She started her gift basket business to prove to friends that there is more than corn in Indiana! She is dedicated to showcasing the great products and artists that make Indiana a great place to live and work. Teresa previously worked as an accountant/controller for a local environmental firm, as well as, the Campbell Soup Company. She is the proud mother of three children and spends a great deal of time at swimming pools, soccer fields and fishing holes.

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