Make a Difference. Buy Local.

Build a strong local economy by purchasing with purpose! Make a commitment to your community. Stabilize and strengthen the local economy by supporting the Lusby Town Center

businesses.

                 TOP 10 REASONS TO BUY LOCAL

                                           Why it Matters

1. Turn Back the Clock.
Local businesses find a need and fill it. Not too long ago residents of Lusby were terribly underserved. Dozens of new businesses were built specifically to serve the residents of Lusby. By supporting locally-owned businesses in Lusby, you are helping to preserve the existence of neighborhood shops. Help stop the closure of any more businesses in Lusby.

2. Put Your Taxes to Good Use and Keep Money in the Neighborhood
Local business anchors the neighborhood infrastructure and supports the county tax base. Dollars are recycled back into the community. This adds value to the neighborhood by increasing its income. When you shop in your locality, a percentage of the total state sales tax is allocated for local funding. This pool of money is allocated to each county which helps pay for your local services including, neighborhood parks, emergency services, and our children's education.

3. Get Better Service
Local businesses often hire people who take more time to get to know customers and therefore provides better customer care by giving special attention to each patron they serve.

4. Create More Local Jobs
Small local businesses in the town center are collectively one of the largest employers for residents of Lusby, hiring hundreds of local residents yearly. Additionally, local businesses offer greater loyalty to their employees.

5. Support Community Groups
Nonprofits receive an average 350% more support from local business owners than they do from non-locally owned businesses. Local businesses on average support non-profits at a higher rate than big businesses. They are more likely to give back to the community and encourage entrepreneurial growth.

6. Invest in your Community

Local business owners live in the community they serve; this lessens the possibility of moving and increases their assets in the future of the community.

7. Encourage Local Prosperity

Research indicates that entrepreneurs and experienced workers will more likely live and invest in communities that preserve the characteristics of locally owned businesses.

8. Serve Local Needs

Locally owned businesses cater to the neighborhood it serves. Small businesses, listen to customers to satisfy the unique needs of the neighborhood. They often choose products or make adjustments based on what their customers love and need.  

9. Buy Local - Support Yourself

Local business strengthens the economic base of every community. A good deal of the dollars spent with local businesses is used to make purchases from other local entities - creating a domino affect that can preserve a neighborhood even in an economic slow down.

10. Sense of Community-Show the Country We Believe in our Community

Lusby is a great place to live, visit, work and shop. Make a commitment to your community by purchasing with a purpose! Where we live, shop and play is the foundation of our community.