Why Spend Local?

I love Memphis. I’ve been here forever (most of my 29 years), and I’ll most likely be here for the long haul. So I love when people share my enthusiasm for the city and believe in making it better.

On that note, I want to pass along this commercial that I saw for the first time at Friday’s Lipscomb & Pitts Breakfast Club meeting. It is a cool example of the power of supporting local businesses. Every dollar that we put back into our local economy is multiplied by 1.7 in terms of what it does for the community. So, while I focus on supporting local farmers, restaurants, and the people that own them, I think the same can be said for all types of business. Memphis is a special community, full of life, culture, and great people, so the more we support ourselves, the better off we all are. Thanks to the leaders that put this message together.

If you get a chance to go to an L&P Breakfast Club event, I recommend it. These business leaders get together to make sure that they are improving and growing by working together. Here is their purpose statement:

The purpose of the Lipscomb & Pitts Breakfast Club is to foster teamwork among Mid-South business leaders and to provide as many enrichment opportunities, as possible, to strengthen the business community and help pave the way for business leaders to become more involved in the community. The Breakfast Club hosts some events for members only and others for members and the business community, at large. Internally, members work together and help each other by acting as a sounding board for ideas and information, as well as a referral network for sales and introductions.

The Club is committed to selecting the best members in each core business category and dedicated to helping each of the members grow their business and business relationships. Just as much, the Club is committed to helping each company get more involved in the community.

We believe that people do business with people they know and trust…and that business is all about relationships and working together. We also believe that we have a wonderful opportunity to engage business leaders from all industries and to make a positive contribution to the Mid-South business and social community.

So, I think it is a great group of folks. Get out and go to one of their events if you can!

-Thomas