The WSJ on Buying Local

In case you missed it, here’s a link to a recent Wall Street Journal article featuring the 3/50 Project.  Frankly, the article isn’t that great, but it does highlight the experience of one small business owner’s success with her “buy local” efforts.
We don’t have the resources of our larger competitors when it comes to advertising [...]

Supporting “Local” Small Business When You’re Out of Town

This post is inspired by a comment on the 3/50 Project facebook page.  [In case you missed it, I wrote about the 3/50 Project earlier.  There’s also a link to their home page on your left.
Lili Johnstone wrote:  “Just wanted to say that even when you are far from home, you can still support local [...]

Saving the Economy 3 Stores at a Time

Thanks to Jay Ehret, aka themarketingguy for pointing out this article from WCCO.com about the 3/50 Project.  The 3/50 project was launched by Cinda Baker, a small business consultant.  The whole thing is really simple.  Consumers pick three local, independent businesses that they’d hate to see disappear and spend $50 per month at those businesses [...]