Here’s what happens when you “shop local.”

1. More of your money will be kept in your local economy
   For every $100 you spend at locally owned businesses, $68 will stay in the community. What happens when you spend that same $100 at a national chain? Only $43 stays in the community.*
2. You embrace what makes your community unique
   You wouldn’t want your house to look like everyone else’s in the U.S. So why would you want your community to look that way?
3. You create local jobs
   Local businesses are better at creating higher-paying jobs for your neighbors. When you shop locally, you help create jobs for teachers, firemen, police officers, and many other essential professions.
4. You help the environment
   Buying from a locally owned business conserves energy and resources in the form of less fuel for transportation and less packaging.
5. You nurture community
   Local business owners know you, and you know them. Studies have shown that local businesses donate to community causes at more than twice the rate of chains.
6. You conserve your tax dollars
   Shopping in a local business district means less infrastructure, less maintenance, and more money available to beautify your community. Also, spending locally instead of online ensures that your sales taxes are reinvested where they belong— in your community!
7. You create more choices
   Locally owned businesses pick the items and products they sell based on what they know you like and want. Local businesses carry a wid­er array of unique products because they buy for their own individual markets.
8. You benefit from their expertise
   You are their friends and neighbors, and locally owned businesses have a vested interest in knowing how to serve you. They’re passionate about what they do. Why not take advantage of it?
9. You invest in entrepreneurship
   Creativity and entrepreneurship are what the American economy is founded upon. Nurturing local business ensures a strong community.
10. You make your community a destination
    The more interesting and unique your community is, the more it will attract new neighbors, visitors, guests and customers. This benefits everyone!

*Source: Civic Economics – Andersonville Study of Retail Economics.

Please note

Please contact us if you are business and would like an online shop where you can show and sell your goods and services in a mall like environment. No upfront fees, you only pay a small fee if you value our services. Example, 5-7% options as you become established and selling more.  

Meanwhile, feel free to post your business. Each business will help other nearby businesses get found. We call this People Powered Search Engine. 

One Munite Website

Cominng soon is The One Minute Website, a new technology and methodology that allows the publishing of content you want people to see simoultaneously in multiple venues.

From this website, you can sell and buy, share your calendar and others share theirs, use your website as if it is a browser, you'll never see unwanted email and can get notified for the most important ones, talk to your friends, it's social,  

Most importantly, your website will always be search engine optimized and people powered 

Your website will help you generate real income, and we only make money when make many 

The neighborhood shops are coming back

People are missing the touch and feel before they buy, want to buy online even from your neighborood shops? you can, but you will have the option for pickup or delivery.

Large online shops are setting shops in local malls, to have people touch and feel, and minimize the returns costs

Most of what you can buy on Amazon and like venues you can buy directly from China, wait a little longer and save over 60%. Alibaba.com 

Shipping will get more expensive and as most are realizing free delivery was never free.