The arguments for shopping at independent, locally owned New Mexico businesses before bargain hunting at national retail chains are many — and they’re all good.
Local businesses are more than twice as generous to hometown nonprofits that fulfill community-specific needs, according to the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA), and they are more loyal and accountable to the people they employ and live among. Local businesses are typically small, and this sector of the economy employs 48 percent of the private sector workforce. Continue reading