It's time for us to save ourselves!

It's time for Us to save Ourselves.

If the Dinosaurs knew what was coming, maybe they could have saved themselves.
If the people of New Orleans knew it
could not survive a storm like Katrina,
they might have saved themselves.

A Strong Community can survive a weak Economy.

Here is an example of going in the wrong direction:

For decades our communities have welcomed giant "box stores," by offering them tax breaks and incentives. The local mom and pop businesses, that once supported our communities, slowly started going out of business. Here's some benefits of a locally owned business.¹

Locally-owned businesses:

Keep the money in the community
Are the largest employer nationally
Offer unique and distinctive products and services
Are more invested in the community's future
Hire sales people with better product expertise
Collectively offer a broader range of products
Offer greater support to non-profit organizations

We are offering to help revitalize small business in YOUR community by helping them provide the three enticements that lure shoppers to those big stores: Price, Convenience and Selection.

We achieve this through proactive marketing and the use of Synergy, all within Your Town.

In fact, we use the same strategies that built the big box stores. By using the World Wide Web as a search tool, our online shopping mall as a marketing tool and our Metro Information sites as advertising tools, we effectively market the entire community as "The Perfect place to Shop, Visit and Live."

This might sound simple but it requires lots of community involvement and coordinated efforts. It's Teamwork and careful planning that makes the big stores so successful. To compete with them we must 'Out Match' their efforts.

"United we stand. Divided we fall"

The Game Plan...

¹ Source: Newrules.org - Big Box economic impact studies; CivicEconomics.com - Case studies.