Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau
3. If by chance you are dissatisfied or have a problem
with the product then you have a direct line to the
owners themselves.
4. Sometimes small business hours are not as extensive
as a larger retailer. However, if you ask them to
accommodate, most will, in order to assist you with
your needs.
5. History is available at the click of a button. Most
small businesses will have records of when you
came in, what you purchased and can better
understand your likes, wants and needs for future
purchases.
August 2014
Date
It gave an example using Salina. It said that if
everyone in Salina decided to buy their toilet paper
locally that it would keep $2.6 million dollars in our
local community and would generate over $200,000
in sales tax.
Emporia is about half the size of Salina, so we can
easily say that we would keep approximately $1.3
million in our community and we would generate just
over $105,000 in sales tax dollars! So I would like to
challenge all of you with the toilet paper challenge!
Remember, it’s a great day in Emporia; please tell
someone.
6. They service what they sell.
7. They give back to the community! This keeps your
tax dollars local.
8. Most are also committed to supporting other small
businesses in our community. They want to see them
succeed as well.
Correction from the July newsletter.
Russell Bonitatibus bio should have read:
EDUCATION:
The article ends by saying: “So I’m asking you .
. . wherever you live - please look for and shop at
the small companies that make up the fabric of your
community. Give us a chance to help you and give
you a better experience then you’ll get with a large
company. Seriously, it doesn’t cost anything to check
us out and see what you’ve been missing. And, if we
can’t find what you need or get what your want then
those big chain stores are just down the road.”
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
with a Marketing Concentration
KANSAS NEWMAN COLLEGE, DECEMBER
1991
Finally, I want to leave you with this tidbit that
showed up on Facebook. The toilet paper challenge.
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
MAY 1990
Change of Mailing Address
The Trusler Business Center will no longer be accepting
mail at PO Box 703.
To ensure that we receive correspondence from you,
please update your records to the physical address of:
719 Commercial
Emporia, KS 66801
This change includes the:
Emporia Area Cha