Hello Local Business Person!

You have what they want . . . but does your community understand the importance of shopping locally? Let’s “Keep The Bucks In Grand County” and spend locally!

Significantly more money re-circulates in Grand County when purchases are made at locally owned businesses.

• Of every $100 spent in Grand County, $68 of those dollars remain in our community when spent at a locally owned business. Only $43 stay in our community when spent at a non-locally owned establishment and nothing comes to our community when spent online.
• Locally owned businesses provide some of the most stable employment opportunities in our community, customer service is usually better and local businesses contribute to our distinctive character. Local business owners and employees are more invested in our community’s future.
• Shopping locally reduces environmental impacts—less gas is used by both the consumer and the business when keeping it local.
• Our county is very dependent upon our non-profit organizations and studies indicate that locally owned businesses contribute, on average, 250% greater support to those non-profits than non-locally owned establishments.

To help promote this shop local campaign, “Keep The Bucks In Grand County”, consumers are encouraged to:

• Go to their bank
• When getting cash, ask for it in $2 bills
• Spend those bills locally
• And, be sure to tell the business they are “Keeping The Bucks In Grand County”

Businesses are encouraged to:

• Distribute Keep The Bucks In Grand County fliers
• Make change using $2 bills
• Thank the customers for supporting your local businesses and the community

“Keep The Bucks In Grand County” is being brought to you by the efforts of Grand County Businesses Without Borders and is supported by towns, chambers and businesses throughout Grand County.