For
every dollar you spend at a locally owned business, more than 68 cents
stays in Milwaukee. That means more of your money is used to buy from
other local businesses, service providers and farms, further
strengthening the local economy and creating more jobs.
Supporting local businesses helps create a “living economy,” according
to Our Milwaukee, an alliance of 50 local businesses that is raising
business awareness the week of July 7-13 with a film, prize drawings
and special retail offerings.
According to the Business
Alliance for Local Living Economies, living economy public policies
support “decentralized ownership of businesses and farms, fair wages,
taxes and budget allocations, trade policies benefiting local economies
and stewardship of the natural environment.”
For more information about Celebrate Your Independents, click on OurMilwaukee.net.
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