Another Incentive to shop locally: How about a tax break or rebate check?
Another Incentive to shop locally: How about a tax break or rebate check?
Forward Ever Sustainable Business Alliance and Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (Newark CEDC) are collaborating on a program they hope will encourage more local spending in Newark, in particular with independent businesses.
According to a study cited in the Huffington Post, spending money at local, independent businesses generates 70 percent more local economic activity than shopping at big box stores, and generates three-and-a-half times more wealth for local economies than spending money at chain-owned businesses.
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