Supporting local businesses is more than just a common courtesy. Support a local business and you are putting your money back into the community that you live in rather than into the hands of some corporation that already has enough to buy a few third world countries.

Supporting a local business cuts down on the overhead and transportation costs, especially if their product is created locally. Buying locally grown or manufactured products also eases the impact of your purchase on the environment. Fewer modes of transportation involved means less noxious gases will be poisoning our air.

If you can, support the local, the young, the talented. If you really need a previous movie deal and a 50 million dollar storefront location to convince you to spend your money – you’ve gone way past the point of what really matters.

The little people make this country great – the big fish bleed it dry.