Changes in legislation and economic concerns have everyone worrying about how small businesses are going to survive let alone thrive ( as we feel they should). However you can make a difference with your everyday decisions about where to spend your money. From the local coffee shop in the morning, to the landscaper for your garden or the restaurants and the retail stores you go to, you can choose to support a PEI local business.

To make your community a vibrant one, consider spending your dollars locally. Here are three reasons why it pays to support small businesses where you live.

1. Uniqueness. When you’re asked to name your favorite restaurant or coffee shop in your neighborhood, it’s often a unique local business. A one-of-a-kind store is able to capture the flavor of your community and cater to its distinctive tastes and needs — something impossible for chain store to do.

2. Better service. When you connect with a business owner directly, you know the difference. They are more invested in your happiness with their product or service and work to personalize your experience. It doesn’t take long to think of an example of a business that knows you by name and remembers what you like. I know when the PEILOCAL CAR pulls into some local coffee shops my order is ready before I order it 🙂

 

Plus, most small businesses will special order items for you to keep you coming back.