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Why Was Thinklocal Created? For many reasons, but the main reason was for our desire to give local businesses and the community something better. PUBLISHER Dot Ten Creative 414-395-8938 [email protected] dot-ten.com SALES Ben Palmer 414-377-4252 [email protected] CUSTOMER SERVICE Marilyn Cesarz 414-375-2322 [email protected] CREATIVE Allie Eastwood 414-375-2312 [email protected] OPERATIONS Ben Palmer 414-446-3522 [email protected] SHARE YOUR STORY! THINKlocalWI.com 4 SPRING 2016 If you get to know me and my team (as with most small businesses), we don’t simply work for profits; rather we’re driven by our belief in greater things. We know that people like good deals and we’ll bring them, but we want THINKlocal to be more than that. WE WANT TO HELP YOU LEARN ABOUT THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE BUSINESSES IN YOUR COMMUNITY, WHAT DRIVES THEM AND WHY THEY ARE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICE. To know that Craig left corporate America 14 years ago to open his HVAC business out of his desire to be a more present father and husband; that Melissa opened her flower shop after years of working for others because she wanted to bring more affordable floral arrangements to people in her community; that Tim is a third generation carpenter whose family has been in this community for the last 55 years. Stories such as these are behind every business - each one unique and special. OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AND AN OUTSTANDING GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BEARING GREAT RISK TO PURSUE GRAND DREAMS. We, at Dot Ten, providers of THINKlocal, offer our support to them and want to encourage that you do as well. We want to help you get to better know your doctor, mechanic, home repair specialist, insurance agent, grocer. We all hear that local business is critical to our local economy and although very true, that message alone fails to give us enough reason to spend an extra dollar or go in rather BEN PALMER: Owner / Operator than the convenience of the drive thru. If not supported, our locally owned and operated businesses will not stand against the buying and marketing power of big business and we will all lose something special. IT’S NOT A QUESTION OF SPENDING; IT’S A QUESTION OF WHO YOU’RE SPENDING WITH. We just want you to know the person you’re giving your hard earned money to and in return they’ll take exceptional care of you. We want people to have greater confidence in their purchases, to know that there is greater purpose than simply a transaction, and TO SPEND WITH SOMEONE WHOM YOU GENUINELY WANT TO SUPPORT. THINKLOCAL MAGAZINE THINKLOCALWI.COM