09/05/2025
It kinda means everything to us. 🩵
Owning a small business isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a daily grind filled with highs and lows, challenges and triumphs, moments of joy, and deep fulfillment. But no matter how passionate or hardworking a business owner is, no small business can survive without loyal customers and consistent community support.
So here’s our challenge to you:
* Instead of ordering from Amazon, check out your local hardware store, bookstore, or fabric shop.
* Skip the Shein cart and visit a local boutique instead.
* Pass on Subway and try that neighborhood sandwich shop you’ve driven by a hundred times.
* Need a birthday cake? Call up your local bakery—not the big box store.
Why are we challenging you? Because even the smallest shift in your buying habits can make a huge difference. You’re not just another customer when you support local—you’re a neighbor, a familiar face, a friend. You’re someone who’s seen, appreciated, and valued far beyond what any drive-thru or mega-retailer could offer.
Remember, if you don’t support local businesses, they may be forced to close—and once they’re gone, they’re gone. Your options for food, clothing, and everyday essentials will become more limited, pushing you to shop online or travel outside your community just to find what you need.
But it’s not just about convenience—it’s about connection. When local shops disappear, you lose the chance to interact with business owners who know your name, to meet up with friends in familiar places, to see, touch, and experience the quality of what you’re buying. You lose the relationships where your feedback matters, where your presence makes a difference. And that’s something online shopping can never replace.
Take the extra step. Make the intentional choice. SUPPORT LOCAL.🩷
If you need some ideas to get started. Give the below businesses a follow; it’s as easy as a click and a like. That’s the first place to start. Then stop by over the next week and support LOCAL.
The Ranch Coffeehouse
Viola_Vines
Florida Tradition Hat Company
Southern Roots Boutique
Cocoa Cake Studio
Mayer Jewelers
G's Vintage Market
DARN Plant Co
Borders Brothers Cattle Co.
Mamaw's Mixes
Shoot and Reel
Yeomans Feed
Lake Wales Cheese Shoppe & Deli
Dawn's Flower Patch
Lake Wales Latte Lounge - Coffee & Bookshop
Melanie's Seafood Company
Kathryn's Christian Books Gifts & More
Maggie Mae's Ice Cream Shop
Sew Creative Fabrics & More, LLC
Sweet Ella's Produce
Watson's Pharmacy Frostproof, FL
Camp Mack Lodge, Marina & RV Resort
Market Cafe
Embrace IV Therapy
On The Avenue Boutique & Gifts
The Pink Flamingo
