The Local Multiplier Effect: How Independent Locally Owned Businesses Help Your Community Thrive
As your dollars move through your community, the money generates more local wealth, charitable contributions, and jobs.
Connecting the Multiplier Effect to Your Promotions
Clearly communicating the importance of the local economic multiplier effect or “local premium” is a key part of effective “buy local” and public education campaigns. Here are some resources to help you amplify the discussion. St. Patrick’s Day Read...
The Local Multiplier Effect
The Local Multiplier Effect How Independent Local Businesses help your community thrive The Multiplier Effect results from the fact that independent locally owned businesses recirculate a far greater percentage of revenue locally compared to absentee-owned businesses....
Founder of Hope & Main Named Rhode Island Woman of the Year
From Providence Journal: Lisa Raiola has changed the face of small businesses in Rhode Island. That’s why the founder and president of Hope & Main in Warren, RI, is USA TODAY’s Woman of the Year for the Ocean State. Ten years ago, when Hope & Main...