What is COLORS?
COLORS stands for Columbia Locally Owned Retail & Services.
Colors is an educational non-profit organization that recognizes the power
of communities to take charge of their destinies through informed spending
decisions.
When you support independent retailers, your money recirculates
back into the local economy instead of migrating to corporate headquarters
far away. This enriches the whole community.
Supporting our one-of-a-kind businesses keeps our town unique and diversified. You help maintain the great neighborhoods you've grown to love.
Learn more about what happens when you buy locally. Shape your community by choosing where your dollars go!
Fact: A locally owned independent business returns about 45 cents of each dollar spent back to the Columbia community, as opposed to 15 cents for the average chain store. And dollars spent at local independents have a "multiplier effect"- every dollar spent will generate five times that amount as it cycles back through the community.
To learn more about COLORS and to become a member visit: www.colorsalliance.org
