SOME BENEFITS TO BUYING LOCAL
This Holiday Season help Hampton Roads out a little bit by buying from locally owned business. Here are some great reasons why buying local can help you and our community.
Buy Local — Support yourself: Several studies have shown that when you buy from an independent, locally owned business, rather than a nationally owned businesses, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers and farms — continuing to strengthen the economic base of the community.
Support community groups: Non-profit organizations receive an average 250% more support from smaller business owners than they do from large businesses.
Keep our community unique: Where we shop, where we eat and have fun — all of it makes our community home. Our one-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of this place. Our tourism businesses also benefit. “When people go on vacation they generally seek out destinations that offer them the sense of being someplace, not just anyplace.” ~ Richard Moe, President, National Historic Preservation Trust
Create more good jobs: Small local businesses are the largest employer nationally and in our community, provide the most jobs to residents.
Put your taxes to good use: Local businesses in town centers require comparatively little infrastructure investment and make more efficient use of public services as compared to nationally owned stores entering the community.
Buy what you want, not what someone wants you to buy: A marketplace of tens of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term. A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products based not on a national sales plan but on their own interests and the needs of their local customers, guarantees a much broader range of product choices.
Bress Pawn & Jewelry of Norfolk, Virginia has been a family owned & operated pawnbroking business for over 70 years. We carry a large inventory of items & are committed to providing personalized service to all of our customers.
For your convenience, we offer a layaway plan & accept all major credit cards & debit cards as forms of payment. In addition to our large selection of jewelry, computers, cameras, electronics, TVs, musical instruments, tools, sporting goods & major appliances, we also sell a variety of fine imported cigars & will ship anywhere. Remember, there are pawnshops, & then there is Bress Pawn Shop!
Bress has been voted by the readers of our metropolitan newspaper, The Virginian Pilot, as the BEST metro area pawnshop for the past 12 years running. We’re proud of that because it’s a vote of confidence from our customers. Come down today and check out our vast inventory of amazing finds! Visit Website
829 Lynnhaven Pkwy
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452
Phone: 757-606-8703
UBX Tattoo has a large variety of artists that specialize in everything from black and grey to full blown color; traditional to new school. They also have portrait artists as well! So if you are looking for the largest selection of professional licensed artists in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia you found it!! Visit Facebook Page
We carry a full line of Apple computers including: MacBooks, MacBook Airs, MacBook Pros, Mac Minis, Mac Pros, iMacs, Power Macs, iBooks, and PowerBooks.
We sell affordable Apple computers. Shiny Computers stocks a large selection of Apple products.
Established in May of 2012, the City of Newport News granted American Classic Tattoo the privilege to conduct business as the 1st tattoo shop to operate within the city limits.
Conveniently located in the heart of Newport News, we are minutes from: Patrick Henry Mall, Williamsburg/Newport News International Airport, Christopher Newport University, Port Warwick, City Center, Newport News Shipyard and Fort Eustis. We welcome walk-ins and also create custom art in any style.