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et’s give our economy a much-needed boost! Use our Seacoast Local’s Guide to learn more about great local independents in our community and the goods, services and clever ideas they have in store for you. The Guide is carried by Seacoast Local members and is also distributed across the Seacoast alongside The Wire newspaper.
Then, Shift Your Shopping!
What is the 10% Shift? If the five million households in New England shifted 10% more of their existing purchases from non-local businesses to Local Independents (locally owned and independent businesses), we would see thousands of new jobs created and billions of dollars of new economic activity in New England, all without raising taxes or spending a dime more than we planned.
The 10% Shift is a coordinated call to action led by local-first organizations, like Seacoast Local, all across New England, and it has the power to stabilize and transform our economy, today, with just a few small changes from each of us.
How can you help make this a success?
- Sign the 10% Shift pledge
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Talk to everyone about the 10% Shift and encourage people to Shift Your Shopping
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Post our Shift Your Shopping poster in your place of business or your neighborhood, and help build community pride (we’ll email you a poster).
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Forward our announcements to your email lists and include the news about 10% Shift in your newsletter
- Twitter about 10% Shift, or post a link on your Facebook page
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Participate in the (H)EAT campaign, and we’ll share your contributions with the community.