Support your friends and neighbours. Invest in our community; help to create a stronger and healthier Victoria by keeping our money here.

Two or three times as much money spent stays in the local economy when you buy goods and services from locally-owned businesses rather than chain stores.

Local stores help sustain vibrant, compact and walk-able downtown centres, which in turn are essential for keeping communities green.

One-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of Victoria.

Locally-owned businesses invest more in local labour, pay more local taxes, spend more time on community-based decisions, and participate in local events. In doing so, they create more opportunities for all of us here in our community.

Local business owners live in and love Victoria. They are less likely to leave and are more invested in the future of our whole community.