TN Buy Local (TBL) seeks to prevent the displacement of local independent businesses, ensure ongoing opportunities for entrepreneurs and advance citizen engagement in directing the development of the Middle Tennessee community.

7 REASONS TO BUY LOCAL

• Dollars we spend locally support vital public services in our town and county.

• Our community is unique, and our one-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of our distinctive character. Local ownership ensures that important decisions are made locally by people who live in the community and who will feel the impacts of those decisions.

• We can build relationships with our local merchants. They can get to know us, and cater to our preferences.

• Local merchants care about and invest in our community. They donate part of our dollars back to local groups and charities.

• Your local purchases support local jobs.

• When you shop at one local merchant, you’re supporting a whole host of other business. Banks, restaurants and other business cluster around our local shops.

• Your purchases help the town attract new entrepreneurs and skilled workers. Towns that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character are more successful in recruiting.