Our community needs your help!

Many of you deserve a huge thanks for your support and participation in the National Independent Business Survey.  By doing so you added impetus to the "Buy Local" message - from a National perspective.

But "Local" means "Local," and now you can  be instrumental in advising your own neighbors and friends here in the Albuquerque Metro by participating in  a survey that compares what happens when you
Keep It Querque compared with when you buy from a national chain or franchise.

KeepItQuerque- Buy Local (Albuquerque's Independent Business Alliance) has engaged Civic Economics to survey our very own Albuquerque MSA on the value of spending money with businesses owned by your neighbors versus a national chain store.

Civic Economics is using this quick, easy survey to determine the power of "Buying Local" in communities across the country.  You can see the results of the Civic Economics survey  Salt Lake City business owners participated in that shows a stark contrast between how far local and national dollars go in a community at this link:  http://www.ectownusa.net/aiba/docs/Local-Impact-Study-Results.pdf

You know it is critical to the Albuquerque Metro Area's economic and political future that politicians and the general public understand spending a dollar with a local company creates approximately 300% more local economic activity than spending the same dollar with a chain establishment.  We strongly believe KeepItQuerque.org can attract significant media coverage making this case once we get the results of the survey.

First we need the data. 

Are you a Local Retailer?  A Local Restaurant?  Join local businesses like Baillio's and Slate Street Cafe by taking Civic Economics' brief, confidential survey.  The data is seen only by Civic Economics and guaranteed to be totally confidential. The results are only reported in an aggregated format.  The survey won’t take more than 15 minutes and it would be helpful, but not necessary, to have financial statements available – they need not be current. 

Our community needs your help!  Contact Clifton Chadwick by email at kokopele1@gmail.com to offer your support for a mission that means so much ot all of us!

Your support of KeepItQuerque - Buy Local! and our mission is encouraged.  Check us out on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/keepitquerque