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INTRODUCTIONWhy local?

If you’re like most entrepreneurs, you have a powerful drive to succeed. You’re restless. You’re driven to grow and improve. That’s what gets us all up in the morning—it’s in our bones.

Chances are you’ve learned, as we have, that growing a successful business is about meeting the needs of customers—and, by extension, the needs of an entire community. By turning your business into a good citizen and weaving it into the fabric of your community, you can help ensure your company’s profitability and long-term success. A mutually beneficial relationship of this sort will give your business a competitive edge while simultaneously helping grow local value. By local value we mean the relative quality of life in the community, ...

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