A new program called “The Map” has been launched to encourage people to shop locally.
The Belleville Chamber of Commerce launched The Map in partnership with the city to support businesses, and to encourage people in Belleville to shop locally.
Manager of Economic and Strategic Initiatives Karen Poste says, “Small businesses are cornerstones of our local economies and key to thriving communities—creating jobs, driving innovation, and generating wealth for Canadians.”
Poste adds, “Together, we can make a difference for local businesses and help move our economic recovery forward.”
The Belleville Chamber of Commerce will support local businesses through an interactive mapping tool that will help people find local businesses in any number of categories using Google technology – with guaranteed local results.
Chamber of Commerce CEO Jill Raycroft says, “The Map creates an opportunity to showcase the diversity of our business community and will make finding local easy.”
Over the past few months, the mapping tool has been populated with businesses from the Chamber and registered through the city’s directory. Small businesses are invited to apply to be added to the map (for free) by going to bellevillechamber.ca/getonthemap.
The Chamber of Commerce says in a statement on Wednesday that the purpose of Shop Local is to respond to the unique circumstances in regions across the country and allow chambers of commerce/boards of trade to tailor campaigns to local needs and priorities, and ultimately help small businesses as they recover from this unprecedented public economic crisis.
