the 3/50 project

saving the brick and mortars our nation is built on

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3/50

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Think about which three independently owned businesses

you’d miss most if they were gone. Stop in and say hello.

Pick up a little something that will make someone smile.

Your contribution is what keeps those businesses around.

If just half the employed U.S. population spent $50 each

month in independently owned businesses, their purchases

would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue.*

Imagine the positive impact if 3/4 of the employed

population did that.

For every $100 spent in independently owned stores,

$68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and

other expenditures. If you spend that in a national chain,

only $43 stays here. Spend it online and nothing comes home.

The number of people it takes to start the trend...you.

© ® Cinda Baxter 2009; all rights reserved. Proudly supporting RetailSpeaks and independent retailers everywhere.

* Employment statistics courtesy U.S. Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2/6/2009