Our Local Business Community
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| Abbeyleix Manor Hotel: | Hotel, Restaurant, Conference Centre | Click Here |
Business Service |
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| Bluestone Group: | Facilities Management | Click here |
| Complete Energy Ireland: | Energy Management Consultancy | Click here |
Food |
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| Clelands | Supermarket | Click here |
| School of Restaurant & Kitchen Management | Restaurant training school | Click here |
| First Ireland Spirits | Drinks business | Click here |
Building Services |
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| e-Tender Solutions Ltd. | Construction e-Tendering platform | Click here |
| RqTect | Architectural & Graphic Design Consultancy | Click here |
IT |
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| Custom IT | Social Media / Webdesign / eCommere / IT | Click here |
| Ortus Technology | IT home & business | Click here |
| RqTect | Graphic Design | Click here |
| www.e-Tender.ie | Online construction etendering platform | Click here |
Other |
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| Bramleys | Restaurant, Interiors, Clothes | Click here |
| Avrils Dog Grooming | Dog Grooming Service | Click here |
| Fintan Dunne Auctioneer | Auctioneer & Valuer | Click here |
| Bluegate Photolodge | Photography Services | Click here |
| Collins Design | Interios Design | Click here |
| Zoo DJ | DJ Hire | Click here |
| Bonham Brothers | Car Sales & Service | Click here |
| New Row Motors | Car Sales & Service | Click here |
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10 Great Reasons to BUY LOCAL
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, Food, Entertainment, Home Services, Business Services, Professional Services. Always remember to Buy Local !!
#1. Keep money in the neighbourhood.A recent study showed that locally owned, independent businesses put 70% more money back into the local community than chain stores, per square foot occupied.
#2. Embrace what makes us different. Where we shop, where we eat and socialize – all of it makes our town home. Chain businesses change the character of towns. If we wanted to live someplace that looked like everywhere else, we wouldn’t be living in Abbeyleix.
#3. Get better service. In a local business, you know the person behind the counter, and they know you. They have a deep understanding of the products they’re selling, and they take time to serve their customers.
#4. Create and keep good jobs. Small local businesses are the largest employer nationally, and small businesses account for the vast majority of job growth.
#5. Promote competition and diversity. A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products based on the needs of their local customers and not on a national sales plan, guarantees a much broader range of product choices.
#6. Help out the environment. Locally owned businesses can make more local purchases, requiring less transportation, and they generally set up shop in commercial corridors rather than developing on the fringe. This means less sprawl, congestion, habitat loss, and pollution.
#7. Support community groups. Nonprofits receive an average of 350% more support from local business owners than they do from non-locally owned businesses. Milestone parts of our community such as APEC, The Tidy Towns and Abbeyfest rely on the support they receive from local businesses. If local consumers bought from businesses that support such groups they would in effect be supporting community groups.
#8. Put your taxes to good use. Local businesses in neighbourhoods need comparatively les infrastructure investment and make more efficient use of public services as compared to nationally owned stores entering the community.
#9. Vote with your euros. Studies show that if each household in Abbeyleix redirects just €100 of planned holiday spending from chain stores to locally owned merchants, the local economic impact could exceed €250,000.
#10. Invest in the community. Local businesses are owned by people who live here, work here, and are invested in the community with much more than just their money. They embrace local people and groups and invest their time.
