Shop Local Acadiana News

Great article from William Powers at Cognoscenti that I just had to share.

Jan 07, 2013 / Cognoscenti / William Powers / -- Has the Washington fiscal chaos been driving you nuts? Anxious about our still sluggish economy? There’s a constructive step you can take right now.   Read More.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Outright, a leading online accounting solution for small businesses, has found that sole proprietors, who make up the majority of small businesses nationwide, saw their fair share of the Thanksgiving weekend holiday sales rush (including Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Sunday, and Cyber Monday). Aggregated data from the small businesses using Outright's software showed an average increase in sales over last year of nearly 35%.   Read More.

Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses nationwide. Last year, over one hundred million people* came together to Shop Small® in their communities on Small Business Saturday®.   Read More.

Come November 24th, consumers will be out shopping at small businesses in force. And whether you’re a qualifying American Express Card accepting small merchant or not, as a small business owner, you can take advantage of the day with the free tools from American Express.  Read More.

Local First Utah released the latest of many studies across the U.S. that have demonstrated each dollar spent at locally-owned independent businesses generates far more local wealth than money spent at absentee chains. The new study by Civic Economics examined the financial records voluntarily disclosed by 15 retailers and 7 restaurants within Salt Lake City. For the sampling of chain restaurants and retailers evaluated in the study, the firm relied on publicly available reports to extrapolate estimates of local spending.

Locally-owned retailers were found to spend 52% of their revenues in the local economy, compared to just 14% with national chain retailers. In other words, the local independent retailers spent 382% more locally than the chain retailers.  Read More.

Omaha's shop local campaign uses social media to spur a cash mob.  One business is selected, then the organization encourages social media followers to spend just $20 at this business.  Great idea!  Read More.

Please welcome the new Shop Local Acadiana Members. Pick a few; stop in to say hello.  Let them know that shopping locally is important to you.   Read More.

For the fourth year in a row, a national survey of independent businesses has found that those in communities with an active "buy local" campaign have experienced markedly stronger revenue growth compared to those located in areas without such a campaign.   Read More.

Want to support your favorite locally owned business?  Tell them what you think by writing a review.  Find your favorite business in our directory, scroll down to the Review section, and give your feedback.   Read More.