Sunday, May 17, 2009

My, how time flies...

Here is something that has been on my radar for a while now, but needs to be shared, over and over!
The wonderful 3/50 Project- an idea whose time has come.


*3* Think about which three independently owned businesses
you’d miss most if they were gone. Stop in and say hello.
Pick up a little something that will make someone smile.
Your contribution is what keeps those businesses around.

*50* If just half the employed U.S. population spent $50 each
month in independently owned businesses, their purchases
would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue.*
Imagine the positive impact if 3/4 of the employed
population did that.

*68* For every $100 spent in independently owned stores,
$68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and
other expenditures. If you spend that in a national chain,
only $43 stays here. Spend it online and nothing comes home.

*1* The number of people it takes to start the trend...you.

Visit: www.the350project.net