Buying locally

A program called I Buy NEO was started by Cleveland’s Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) some time ago and is gaining traction in helping and encouraging consumers to buy from locally owned and operated businesses. In fact, COSE has designated July 4 – 11 as buy local week.

John Hughes, a deterimined young Detroit entrepreneur, is starting a for-profit business to provide incentives to Detroit citizens to buy from local merchants. He is hoping his plan will have at least a small role in turning around a decaying city. Read and hear an NPR review called The Entrepreneurial Spirit Burns Bright in Detroit.

Will Limkemann
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