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“We get involved with any and all fundraisers we can that benefit the local schools,” Jackie says.
In Houston, Texas, Cypress Ace Hardware and Feed has turned a local pastime into a team sport. This fall, Cypress Ace hosted its annual Grill Your Ace Off event.
In the era of mass merchants, he credits his family’s legacy of quality customer service for keeping both stores in business and thriving.
In 1974, Ed and Rita Linseisen bought a local feed dealership and hardware store in Bellville, Texas and turned it into what is now Linseisen’s Feed and Supply. Ed knew how to sell feed and farm supplies thanks to his upbringing on a family farm.
Spanning more than a hundred years and three generations of the local Fix family, Cornell’s True Value Hardware has become one of the oldest and most unique businesses in Westchester County, New York. Over time, the business passed from family to family and town to town, but now, it is passed from generation to generation.
With more than 85 years of experience, the Taylor family knows a thing or two about small business ownership and the hardware industry. Taylor’s Do it Center has grown from an experimental venture among good friends into a region-wide brand with 11 locations in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
Shopping local is more than a recent trend; it’s a lifestyle decision. It’s no surprise that consumers are always looking to save, but deciding on where to shop is about a lot more than price.
This past weekend, Independent We Stand was honored to share in the excitement as STIHL Inc. came together with the City of Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation and locally owned K & D Round’s Landscape Services to beautify Beach Garden Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
This year’s Locavore~Buy Local – Bucks County Business Community Event proved to be a success in bringing businesses together to raise awareness of the importance of independently owned businesses and their impact on the local economy.
The discussion of online shopping is a hot topic right now for many small business owners.
