The Christmas season has well and truly begun and local businesses, particularly our small businesses, operated by mums and dads in our region, need our support.
That’s why I’m encouraging everyone to ‘Buy Locally this Festive Season.’
Small businesses are the engine room of our region driving innovation, employment and economic progress. When you shop locally, your money stays locally, with one dollar spent at a local business returning up to five times that amount through employee wages, rates and the purchase of materials and supplies.
The ‘Buy Locally this Festive Season’ campaign is part of our State Government’s strong commitment to grow a prosperous small business sector.
To help our local businesses promote the campaign, there are lots of materials online to encourage your customers to shop locally. Just visit Queensland Government’s online Business Industry Portal.
Merry Christmas!
