Make a difference in your local economy this holiday season!

Make a huge impact on the economy in your community!

Pledge to shop only at locally owned Mom & Pop stores in your downtown for all your holiday gifts! Sign your name to this post and commit to bettering your community this gift giving season. Together we CAN make it better!

“For every $100 spent at a locally owned small business, $45 goes back into our community-and our tax base. For every $100 spent at a chain store, only $14 comes back!” - Civil Economics
We are challenging the community of Ashland,OH and all small towns across America, to take the 'Shop Small' Pledge this holiday season! You can make a HUGE impact on the local economy by doing all your holiday shopping at local & independently owned businesses in downtown Ashland. Please help us spread the word and educate folks on why it is so important to support mom & pop shops in their home town.

Below is a small sampling of some of the independently owned shops in downtown Ashland, Ohio:
Giving Earth (includes a variety of other local vendors & locally produced goods), Kids Kountry, Drum N Strum, Mike's Music Corner, Hair Emotions, Candy & Nut Shop, Stick Man's, Bikesmith Cycling & Fitness, Annette's Victorian Garden, Antiques on Main, Peace Together Euro Beads, C. Bloomers, Clothes Minded Boutique, Enjoy! Gourmet Gifts, Holdfast Tattoo, Local Roots Market Ashland (includes many other locally produced goods), Kelly's Collectables, GDC Industries, RedRed Gallery, The Resale Shop, JP Good, Barker Shop, BoLo Photography, Comstock's, Gerald's, Merle Norman Cosmetics, Emerald Engravers.

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