20th January 2024
Support local businesses
Supporting local businesses, like shopping locally, is good for the local community. It improves the sense of belonging, the integratedness of the community. It – hopefully – employs local people (although this may be a problem if housing coast locally are out of the reach of many people). It keeps more money in the locally economy. All in all, it helps create a more friendly, resilient community where people want to live – and where people are happy.
Resilient communities will become more and more important as we feel the impacts of climate change.
Further reading – https://www.localgov.co.uk/How-to-support-your-local-businesses-more-effectively-to-safeguard-their-future/56450
This article emphasises the importance of supporting locally owned businesses – https://www.beemoneysavvy.com/support-local-businesses/
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