Live Local

Support Your Hometown

Learn more about Live Local Quincy at www.livelocalquincy.org.

WHY LIVE LOCAL QUINCY?

1. You keep dollars in our community

For every $100 you spend at a locally-owned business, $68 stays local. For every $100 spent at a national chain or franchise, only $43 stays local.

2. You embrace what makes Quincy unique

By preserving Quincy’s distinct character, our community is more likely to attract new investment. Homegrown businesses also attract visitors.

3. You create local jobs

Studies show that locally-owned businesses create more jobs, typically pay better wages, and are more likely to provide benefits than national chains.

4. You help the environment

Supporting locally owned businesses conserves energy and resources, requiring less fuel for transportation and less packaging.

5. You nurture community

Locally-owned businesses typically contribute more than twice as much to charitable causes than national chains.

6. You conserve your tax dollars

Supporting locally owned businesses instead of shopping out of town or online ensures your sales tax dollars are reinvested in our community.

7. You create more choice

Locally-owned businesses cater to Quincy. Product and service offerings are based on the distinct needs of you, the friends and neighbors we serve.

8. You invest in entrepreneurship

America was built on the entrepreneirial spirit. Nurturing locally-owned businesses keeps Quincy’s economy strong.

9. You invest in local businesses

Quincy is home to independent business owners who consider our communities needs in business decisions. Locally-owned businesses spend more money on local services.

10. You fulfill your civic responsibility

When you support locally-owned businesses, you act as a citizen first and a consumer second.