Buy Idaho Day

Shift Your Spending – Buy local!

Buy Idaho, Inc. invites the community to participate in Buy Idaho Day 2020.

WHAT

Buy Idaho is celebrating Buy Idaho Day, Shift Your Spending – Buy Local.  All Idahoans are invited to participate in the state wide celebration of Idaho businesses by shifting their spending and shop locally on May 9^th, 2020.   

As a local addition to National Small Business Week, Buy Idaho Day is every Idahoan’s opportunity to shift their spending to locally owned businesses on the 2^nd Saturday of May.  This annual event encourages the community to show support to the small businesses that make Idaho an amazing place to call home.

HOW

Throughout the state, seek out local businesses and shift your spending by:

• Purchase from local establishments on-line, over the phone, curbside, or delivery
• Purchase a gift card
• Purchase curbside or delivery from your favorite restaurant
• Shop your local farmer’s market
• Make a donation to your favorite business
• Become a Buy Idaho Local Leader at www.buyidaho.org and receive a sticker to show your support of Idaho’s small business community

WHY

“Buy Idaho Day is a call to action for every Idahoan to shift our spending, support our neighbors, and shop from small businesses across the state,” said Jennifer Mauk, Executive Director of Buy Idaho.  “For over 30 years, Buy Idaho has been promoting the “shop local” message in support of all of Idaho’s unique and diverse locally owned businesses.  Supporting small business is crucial to maintaining a strong local economy. Look for the Buy Idaho logo and Buy Idaho.”

As Idahoans, it is our obligation to invest in our local economy.  For every dollar spent at a local business, 68% of that revenue stays in Idaho.  By generating this tax revenue, we are directly reinvesting in our local communities creating new jobs, encouraging uniqueness and diversity in industry, supporting our neighbors, conserving energy and transportation resources, and building a uniqueness that will attract visitors and new businesses.   If every Idahoan spent $100, Buy Idaho day would generate over 9 million dollars in tax revenue to continue to building our state.

PARTICIPATE

Participation in Buy Idaho Day is available to all small business throughout the state of Idaho. Simply #BuyIdahoDay on your social media posts, @buy_idaho (instagram), @BuyIdahoInc (Facebook) to let us know you are participating. Let the your community know how they can access you and support your small biz!

Buy Idaho members will receive branded Buy Idaho Day collateral to share on their social media to encourage community involvement through custom posts. Share your Buy Idaho Day specials using #BuyIdahoDay on your social media posts,as well as @buy_idaho (instagram), @BuyIdahoInc (Facebook) so we can share, engage with your followers, and celebrate Buying Idaho! Buy Idaho members will receive Buy Idaho Day information in an email! Watch for it!

Not a member, but want the branded material? Register today and join the movement!

Don’t own an Idaho business, but want to support Buy Idaho’s mission? Become a Local Leader and receive a special Buy Idaho supporter sticker! Together we can keep Idaho businesses thriving!

Thank you for your support of Buy Idaho Day! Together we can continue to build Idaho and keep it strong!