Buy Local this Holiday Season
"When we spend it here, we keep it here, so let's keep it local!"
What: The Chamber and the Carrboro Business Alliance (CBA) invite you to #shopsmall and #buylocal this holiday season. (Read The Chamber's 2022 announcement)
Why: Every time you make a purchase at a local business, you support local jobs and help preserve the local character of the community.
Fact: 67 cents of every dollar spent at a local business stays in the community (Small Business Economic Impact Study, American Express).
When: Support small, local businesses this entire 2022 holiday shopping season, especially on Small Business Saturday, which is the Saturday after Thanksgiving (11/26). Help us turn Monday (11/28) into Local Cyber Monday and send serious love to our local nonprofits on Giving Tuesday (11/29).
Actions - If you are a small business owner or manager:
- Learn more about Small Business Saturday and get your business added to the Small Business Saturday Map.
- Download free, customizable Small Business Saturday assets.
- Update your google listing so shoppers can find you, your store hours, and your Covid-conscious operations.
- Follow the Chamber on social media (facebook, twitter, instagram) and use the hashtags #ShopSmall, #BuyLocal, and #LocalMatters.
- Feature your holiday gift ideas online, which The Chamber can help promote!
Actions - If you are a local resident:
- Join Chamber staff and commit to buy 100% of your holiday gifts from small, local businesses this holiday season. Shop in-person; order online for shipping, delivery, or curbside pick-up; buy gift cards, services, and experiences; and shop at the farmers’ markets and sign up for a CSA.
- Stop-by the Carrboro Farmers' Market on Small Business Saturday (11/26) to pick-up a Carrboro Cheer Swag Bag compliments of the Carrboro Business Alliance (from 9-10am while supplies last!).
- Buy local online. Visit The Chamber's Member Directory to find a local businesses by category, especially on Local Cyber Monday (11/28).
- Decide to donate to local charities on Giving Tuesday (11/29).
- Spread the local love with a positive online review of a local business.
- Encourage others to shop small this holiday season.
- Follow the Chamber on social media (facebook, twitter, instagram) and use the hashtags #ShopSmall, #BuyLocal, and #LocalMatters.
More: Spread cheer and support local Carrboro businesses through Carrboro Cheer 2022 (www.CarrboroCheer.com), which will include an in-person Small Business Saturday kickoff (11/26) with a table at the Carrboro Farmers' Market featuring the distribution of complimentary local swag bags and launch of the buy local Carrboro Cheer Gift Guide.
Contact: For questions, contact Chamber Vice President for External Affairs, Katie Loovis, at (919) 696-0781 (cell) or KLoovis@carolinachamber.org.
