Buy Local, Own Local Campaign

We need a campaign that goes beyond what Amex’s Shop Small or Small Business Saturday campaigns do. If we had one of these, ideally it could do the following:

• Educate consumers about the importance of supporting locally-owned businesses

• Create a national database of locally-owned businesses for easy consumer access

• Develop a certification program for truly local businesses to distinguish them from corporate chains

• Encourage local governments to prioritize contracts with small, locally-owned businesses