Kingston - Buy Local! Kingston Ontario Buy Local Movement.

<body bgcolor="white" link="#996600" vlink="#6699cc" alink="#6699cc"> <base target="_self"> <center> <h1><font face="arial" size="5" color="#996600">Kingston - Buy Local!</font></h1> <img src="kingstonbuylocal.gif" width="443" height="58" alt="Kingston - Buy Local!" /> <br /> <table width="80%> <tr><td> <font face="arial" size="3" color="#6699cc"><h2>Shopping in Kingston Ontario</h2></font> <p> There are many well-documented benefits to shopping locally in our Kingston community. The economic benefits for each one of us to shop local, independently owned businesses, is THREE TIMES that of shopping at the chain stores. While we realize that it is not always possible to buy what you need locally, we merely ask you to Think Local FIRST! </p> <h2>Top Ten Reasons to Think Kingston and Buy Local</h2> <ol><font face="verdana" color="#006600" size="2"> <li><b>Buy Local and Support yourself: </b>Several studies have shown that when we buy from an independent, locally owned business, rather than a nationally owned chain store, significantly more of our money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers and farms; continuing to strengthen the economic base of our community.<br /><br /></li> <li><b>Support community groups: </b> Kingston Non-profit organizations receive a lot more support from small business owners than they do from large chain stores.<br /><br /></li> <li><b>Keep our community unique: </b> Where we shop, where we eat and have fun -- all of it builds our community. Our one-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of Kingston. Our tourism businesses will also benefit since, when people go on vacation they generally seek out destinations like Kingston that offer them a sense of being someplace, not just anyplace.<br /><br /></li> <li><b>Reduce environmental impact: </b> Locally owned businesses can make more local purchases requiring less transportation. Small businesses set up shop in downtown Kingston as opposed to developing on the fringe. This generally means contributing less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and pollution.<br /><br /></li> <li><b>Create more good jobs: </b> Small local businesses are the largest employer in our community, providing the most jobs for residents.<br /><br /></li> <li><b>Get better service: </b> Local businesses often hire people with a better understanding of the products they are selling and they also take more time to get to know customers.<br /><br /></li> <li><b>Invest in community: </b> Local businesses are owned by people who live in our community, are less likely to leave, and therefore more interested in our community’s future.<br /><br /></li> <li><b>Put your taxes to good use: </b> Local businesses require comparatively little infrastructure investment and make more efficient use of public services as compared to the chain stores entering our community.<br /><br /></li> <li><b>Buy what you want, not what someone wants you to buy: </b> A marketplace of thousands of small businesses in Kingston is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term.  A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products based not on a national sales plan, but on the needs of their local customers, guarantees a much broader range of product choices for you the consumer.<br /><br /></li> <li><b>Encourage local prosperity: </b> A growing body of economic research shows that entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their "one-of-a-kind" businesses.</li> </font></ol> </td></tr> </table> <br /> <table> <tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><font face="verdana" color="#006600"><b>"Think Local and Buy Local"</b></font></td></tr> </table> <h2>Join the Kingston Buy Local online Community</h2> <p> Join Us in making Kingston a Buy Local Community. We welcome your support and invite you to join Kingston's On-Line "Buy Local" movement. <br /><br /> To join, you must be able to answer "yes" to the following questions. <ul><font face="verdana" color="#006600" size="2"> <li>Is your business privately held? (not publicly traded?)</li> <li>Do the business owners, own more than 50% of the business and live in Kingston?</li> <li>Is your business based in Kingston, having no corporate or national headquarters outside the city?</li> <li>Can your business make independent decisions regarding the name and look of the business, as well as all business purchasing practices, and distribution?</li> <li>Does your business pay all marketing, rent, and other business expenses without assistance from a corporate headquarters?</li> </font></ul> If your Kingston Business qualifies, please <a href="contactus.html" target="_self">contact us</a>. <br /><br /> </font> </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr><td><font face="arial" size="#" Color="#23bf4f"><b>Kingston Buy Local MENU</b></font><br /><br /> <a href="kingston-buy-local.html">Kingston - Why Buy Local?</a><br /><br /> <a href="becomeamember.html">Become A Member of Kingston Buy Local</a><br /><br /> <a href="membermixer.html">Next Member Mixer</a><br /><br /> <a href="becomeamember.html">Become A Member of Kingston Buy Local</a><br /><br /> <a href="gettinghere.html" title="Getting Here."><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>Getting Here</b></font></a><br /><br /> <a href="kingstondowntownparking.html" title="Kingston Downtown Parking."><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>Kingston Downtown Parking</b></font></a><br /><br /> <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=kingston+ontario&ie=UTF8&ll=44.324831,-76.47995&spn=0.31831,0.571289&z=10&iwloc=addr" target="_blank" title="Kingston City Map."><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>Google City Map</b></font></a><br /><br /> <a href="ferryschedules.html" title="Ferry Schedules."><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>Ferry Schedules</b></font></a><br /><br /> <a href="kingstontransit.html" title="Kingston Transit."><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>Kingston Transit</b></font></a><br /><br /> <a href="emergencynumbers.html" title="Emergency Telephone Numbers."><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>Emergency Telephone Numbers</b></font></a><br /><br /> <a href="moving.html" title="Kingston Telephone Contacts."><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>Kingston Telephone Contacts</b></font></a><br /><br /> <a href="findaphonenumber.html" title="Find Telephone Number in White Pages."><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>White Pages, Yellow Pages, Postal Codes</b></font></a><br /><br /> <a href="kingstonweather.html" title="Kingston Weather."><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>Kingston Weather</b></font></a><br /><br /> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('walkingtour_cityhall.html','walkingtour_cityhall','width=780,height=600,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resize=yes,menu=no,scrollbars=yes');" title="Virtual Walking Tour"><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>Virtual Walking Tour</b></font></a><br /><br /> <a href="kingstonthingstoseeandtodo.html" title="Kingston Things to See & Do."><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>Kingston Things to See & Do</b></font></a><br /><br /> <a href="historyofkingston.html" title="History of Kingston."><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>History of Kingston</b></font></a><br /><br /> <a href="kingstondemographics.html" title="Kingston Demographics."><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>Kingston Demographics</b></font></a><br /><br /> <a href="contactus.html" title="Contact Us."><font face="helvetica,arial" size="2"><b>Contact Us</b></font></a> </td></tr> </table> <hr color="red" size="2" width="90%" /> <table width="450"> <tr><td align="center"> <font face="arial" size="1" color="#23bf4f">© 2008   All Rights Reserved   Contact  <a href="http://www.jikeli.com/" target="_blank"><u>Webmaster</u></a></font> </td></tr> <tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.kingstonbuylocal.com" target="_blank" title="Opens KingstonBuyLocal.com in New Browser Window."><font face="arial" size="1"> <<< No MENU at Left - click here.</font></a></td></tr> </table> </center> <br /> </body>