{"id":36021,"date":"2020-11-23T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vailvalleypartnership.com\/?p=36021"},"modified":"2020-11-18T23:52:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T23:52:09","slug":"shop-local-vail-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vailvalleypartnership.com\/2020\/11\/shop-local-vail-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Shop Local This Holiday Season to Support Your Neighbors!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DID YOU KNOW?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Small business is the heart of Colorado\u2019s economy. There are more than 611,000 small businesses in Colorado, representing more than 99% of Colorado businesses. Supporting small businesses means supporting your community.<\/p>\n

Here in the Vail Valley, 90% of our businesses have fewer than 20 employees. Small business is not only the heart but also the soul of our community!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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According to the Small Business Administration, when you shop locally, 70% of your spending stays in the local economy, whereas only 30% remains when shopping non-locally. This means if you spend $100, your community keeps $70. This increases local tax revenues, used to support schools, police, fire stations, roads and more. Local businesses also utilize other local businesses such as marketing, accounting and printing, further impacting the local economy.<\/p>\n

Your support helps ensure these small businesses make it through this economic downturn.<\/p>\n

Here are some ways to continue supporting small and local business during this unprecedented time:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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