Shop Franklin First is an initiative of local buisness owners to encourage residents to shop at home and to inform visitors to our area of the great shopping opportunities we have to offer in Franklin, North Carolina.

If you would like more information on the Shop Franklin First Initiative please send an email to:

info@shopfranklinfirst.com

• Significantly more money recirculates in your community when your purchases are made at locally owned businesses. Purchasing locally helps grow other businesses as well as your community's tax base.
• Most new jobs are provided by local businesses. Small local businesses are the largest employers nationally.
• Local business owners invest in community. Businesses owned by people in your community are less likely to leave and are more vested in the community's future.
• Customer service is better. Local businesses often hire people with more specific product expertise for better customer service.
• Reduced environmental impact. Local businesses can make more local purchases requiring less transportation. They also generally contribute to less sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and pollution with setting up their business.
• Public benefits far outweigh public costs. Local businesses require comparatively little infrastructure investment and make more efficient use of public services.
• Encourages Investment in your community. A growing body of economic research shows that in an increasingly homogenized world, entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communties that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character.
• Non-profits receive greater support. These organizations receive an average of 350% greater support from local business owners than they do from non-locally owned businesses.