First and foremost, our communities should by from local stores instead of …show more content…
Over the last 3 decades, companies less than one year old have on average created over 1.5 million jobs annually. Even in times of economic turmoil, small businesses remain a positive source of employment growth, whereas older and larger firms rid more jobs than they can create. (Wiens, & Jackson, 2015) Larger chain stores promote that they too create jobs for communities, but they also shut down smaller stores because the smaller stores cannot compete with their volume or prices. Chain stores also hurts wholesalers because most chain stores do not need wholesalers like smaller stores do, and therefore cut jobs from the wholesale industry. (Basker, 2012) Small businesses are the driving factor to creating new jobs in our community, and it has even been said that small business is the largest employer nationally. This reason alone should prompt consumers to regularly shop at local