Local Proud

Local Proud is a buy-local campaign designed to support locally owned and independent businesses in Milford. The program’s goal is to shift 10% of the purchases made at non-independent stores to locally owned and operated businesses.
 

There are 100s of reasons to be Local Proud but the 100s of independent business owners and their employees is the single best reason for all of us to be Local Proud--our business is our community.

 "Throughout the entire process of remodeling

our house, our priorities were to hire

Milford-based businesses.  I am so proud of

this...Our thinking was: keep the money right

here in Milford and help or fellow neighbors in

their businesses.  We should keep as much $$ in

Milford as possible.  Milford is local proud.  I

COULDN'T AGREE MORE!!!!"  Kathy Bonetti,

Milford. 

Why Buy Local?

Each dollar that consumers spend in locally owned, independent businesses returns 25 cents more to our community than if that money had been spent elsewhere.

Studies show that dollars spent locally tend to stay local; local businesses contribute more to local non-profits and participate more in community life; and local independents demand less energy resources and public infrastructure.  A thriving local economy creates more opportunities for entrepreneurs and builds community economic strength for everyone.

Each transaction made at a local independent means:

• Significantly more money is reinvested in Milford.  Purchasing local helps grow other businesses as well as our tax base.

• More jobs are created.  Small businesses are the largest job creator in the country, and for every $1 million dollars spent at locally owned, independent businesses, nearly twice as many jobs are created than if the dollars had been spent at a big box store.

• Greater investment in our community.  Local businesses are owned by people who live here, are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community’s future.

• Lots of competition and diversity leads to more consumer choices, innovation and low prices. 

• Entrepreneurs thrive.  The more strong and diverse our local economy, the more attractive it is to people who want to launch a new business here, creating economic security for generations to come.

• Choose personality over conformity
• Keep more money in their community
• Sustain and create more local jobs
• Support environmental responsibility and   sustainable practices