Local Business Superheroes Pillows

"Ooh look, the high street's evolved to survive!"

'I'm afraid the cuts are beginning to bite!'

Local food for local consumption

Member of the Fortune 5 Million

"I've got a great idea! By adding the words "and associates" to my business name, no one will every suspect I'm really just one person with a phone and a web site working out of my bedroom!"

"I know your previous employer gave you an excellent reference, but you were self-employed."

"Are you mad with us, Mrs. Bimmelman?"

'He's still able to do the work of three committees.'

Let's all go to a farmer's market.

Super-Mario Draghi

"I've simplified our work process!"

Tips for a green Christmas by Indian Wild Animals.

Working mother

Mom & Pop Grocerette

'I remember when it was a row of quaint little coffee bars and boutiques.'

Balloons vs. Rockets

Pop's store's wanted ad: MOM.

"Local shopping, local eating, and...I married the girl next door."

MADE IN CANADA "Buy Canadian"..."Eh!"

"As part of our commitment to small business, we are willing to lend you your bus fare home."

Home Business - Accounting Software.

'If we let this happen, soon we'll be swamped in chain stores.'

"We find shopping at the farmers' market to be more self-congratulatory."

"We've got a real feisty one here. We caught it trying to cross the stream behind the store."

"Come on. I always browse the Mom and Pop stores before buying online."

'Were the lemons grown locally?'

'Ok, I'll be your spokes person just rub my tummy and it's a deal!'

'Honestly! You'd do anything to win the Community Balloon Race, wouldn't you?'

"Hello, dear. I had a very busy day at the office, grabbed a bite on the way home, and brought home some work which I'll do in my study. See you in the morning. Good night."

'Please help - I'm getting no bonus this year.'

"He was a mainstay of the economy. Now two brewries and a whiskey distillery are on short time and one tobacco wholesaler has gone completely bankrupt."

I Promise to Buy American Beer.