Quotes About Local

I am a local economic revitalization strategist. But I am also a TV/radio host, and a small business owner. I find ways to use money more efficiently to realize positive goals for everyone.

Small businesses are the backbone of Oklahoma's economy, creating a large portion of jobs in our state.

In the Gulf region and nationwide, small businesses are an integral and crucial part of local economies and communities. They should not be overlooked.

As a member of the House Committee on Small Business and because of my own experience as a small business owner, I am appreciative of the impact these small businesses have on our local economies.

If people support independently owned small businesses in their community, they can make a difference.

As the metropolitan Atlanta area continues to grow, it's critical that we support small businesses and the prosperity of our local community.

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy.

Iowa's small businesses are the lifeblood of our communities and the engine behind our economy.

I think if I would have started BIG in America, I would probably never have called it BIG. There was nothing but a little bit of local small country humor in the idea.

There are aspects of small town life that I really like - the routine nature of it, the idea of people knowing you and your likes and dislikes.

I grew up in a really small town: LaGrange, Georgia. There weren't a lot of creative outlets there, so I did local castings.

I'm actually from a small town about an hour and a half south of Chicago.

I grew up in a small town outside Philadelphia and went to the local high school, where I ran track all four years.

I grew up in a nice neighborhood in Greensboro, N.C., which is not too big, but definitely not a small town.

I live in a small town so I get recognised a lot which is weird.

I prefer a small town where everybody knows everybody.

The only way to make government more efficient is to make it smaller and to make it more local.

Coming from a smaller place always made things feel more personal, which is really what it's all about.

The most powerful thing we can do is get involved locally. Help our local community and become community activists in our own smaller circle.

Part of the greatness of being on the Island is it's a smaller community; all of the players live within a couple miles of each other. It really promotes that family sort of atmosphere without being engulfed by the big city.

If we can make it easier to put smaller, local, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses to work, our communities and our state will benefit.

Being from Baltimore, I'm a crab cake snob, and I'm very particular on where I eat my crab cakes.

I've become a produce snob. I like to eat food that's in season.

Madison, Deborah. Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmer's Markets (New York: Broadway Books, 2002). Nabhan