A coming Holiday Campaign for Local and Independent Businesses

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 Somerville Local First is planning a holiday campaign to encourage residents and community members to buy local for the holiday season.

What type of events and campaign elements would encourage and enable you to buy more from local businesses this holiday season?  

We'd love your thoughts and feedback as we construct the campaign.

Thanks,
Somerville Local First 

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Other ways in which local businesses contribute

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Thanks to all for your thoughts and comments. Please keep them coming!

To add to the discussion, I also wanted to mention the ways (other than jobs) that local and independent businesses contribute to the economy.

--2 to 3 times more dollars stay in the community when we spend at local independents. This happens because local businesses purchase more products and especially services (web design, legal, tax/accounting, etc.) from other local businesses.*

--Local independents contribute 350% more to local nonprofits*

Check out this and next edition of the Somverville Scout for the Top 10 reasons to buy local.

*http://www.civiceconomics.com/localworks
**http://www.civiceconomics.com/Andersonville/