Arkie Rogers - Keeping A Sense Of Community

Arkie Rogers has been serving the Windham, Sebago Lake area for over 50 years.

 

People do business where they feel welcome and get the best value for their money. Businesses like Arkie Rogers, that have been in operation for a long period of time have invested much of their life savings in their business and have an interest in the long-term health of their community. Local businesses play a vital role in the community, creating what we call the trickle-down effect. Local businesses hire local contractors, local accountants, local consultants, local advertising, local attorneys, local florists, and even employ local people. When you do business with a local company you are creating a prosperous community in which you live. Local retailers can sell products that are generated by local people, such as a local restaurant or store selling a local breweries beer, or a local farmer’s produce, or a local florist’s flowers.  Get the picture? Businesses in the same community can benefit from each other as well as local people.

 

The success of local business really depends on people that patronize that business. Sometimes our perception of a local business is not always accurate when we continually hear corporate chains blast daily media ads. Smaller businesses can’t always compete with larger national companies with huge advertising budgets and must count on word of mouth, local search and social media to promote their companies. Local patrons are so important to smaller companies and it is great that local consumers are looking for the products and services they buy to be closer to home than ever before. Consumers are becoming more focused on quality, convenience, and dependability, therefore shopping local.

 

We encourage consumers to not always be consumed with looking for a bargain, more important is that you consider quality, dependability, honesty, and supporting your local community when making a buying decision. If you need service ask yourself, will the business be available next week, next month or even next year? Doing business locally can be more convenient, cost-effective, and attractive, give your local businesses an opportunity to serve you.

 

Supporting a local business matters!