We invite you to join the "Buy Locally Kingston Businesses" movement. This is a great opportunity to meet other Kingston local business owners and enthusiasts for an informal networking event about the ¡°Buy Locally Kingston Businesses¡± campaign.

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Please view our Business Directory (on the right) to find other independent businesses and organizations who have joined. Please support our local independent businesses, organizations and food producers.

Becoming a Member is the most important thing you can do for yourself, your business, and the Kingston community.

What Can You Do?

Talk to your customers about the importance of local businesses and the challenges they face against the large corporations. Encourage them to visit www.BuyLocallyKingston.com for more information.

Educate your employees about the "Buy Locally" movement so they will be able to answer customer questions about your involvement with this.

Recruit other locally owned businesses by explaining the benefits for them and the Kingston community.

Source goods and services from other locally owned businesses. Examine your list of vendors and look for opportunities to shift some or all of your purchasing to local suppliers.

Spread the word about the Buy Locally Kingston movement. Help by writing letters and news releases to the local newspapers, TV station, radio stations, and other media outlets.

Put a 'link' on your website with a nice write up about the movement.

Encourage community and non-profit groups you are involved with to include information about the Buy Locally Kingston movement in their newsletters, on their websites (linking to www.BuyLocallyKingston.com) and to join the movement as well.

Give locally - consider sponsoring and donating to local charities and non-profits, in addition to national and international non-profits you might already support.

ALL TOGETHER we can promote locally owned, independent businesses in a effort to preserve Kingston's unique character and ongoing economic viability. There IS

We shall strive to support our goals through advocacy and education within the community, as well as with member benefits in cooperative marketing.

We shall strive to highlight not only the local independence of our membership, and the importance of shopping locally in Kingston, but also the economic impact that such a choice makes.

Please Contact Us and let us know of your ideas, concerns and questions regarding Buy Locally Kingston! Real Change only happens from the bottom up. Become a part of this rapidly growing MOVEMENT today.

Who is Locally Owned?
Members of Buy Locally Kingston need a business located in Kingston. The owner(s) must live in The Greater Kingston Area. Kingston businesses represent a wide variety of goods and services. Whether these ventures are indepentently owned, partnerships or franchises, it is important to support locally owned companies to create a strong local economy. When you need a peticular product or service, please remember to buy locally whenever possible.