{"id":21467,"date":"2019-05-22T23:15:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T13:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=21467"},"modified":"2019-05-27T09:03:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T23:03:35","slug":"businesses-buying-locally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/businesses-buying-locally\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses buying locally"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fifty-seven percent of Ballarat businesses\u2019 goods and services spending went out of town in 2007.<\/p>\n

Ten years later that escape spend has dropped to 41 percent. Good but not great said Jodie Gillett, CEO of Commerce Ballarat.
\n\u201cReducing escape spending creates the opportunity to generate local jobs, leading to stimulation of our local economy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPurchasing locally creates and retains local jobs and adds $2.7 billion to our economy.\u201d
\nFor every dollar spent outside the region it means that someone is missing out. A business, its employees, suppliers, customers and the broader community.<\/p>\n

Neil Doolan, General Sales Manager Eclipse Ford, said he is passionate about keeping business local.
\nBusinesses often get tapped on the shoulder to support clubs, organisations and charities in Ballarat.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time someone buys a big-ticket item out of town, they are getting it from someone who doesn\u2019t actually support the town at all,\u201d Mr Doolan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat means if everyone decided to buy out of town, the businesses wouldn\u2019t have the money to be able to pay for sponsorships and charity and so forth and it would really make the local society collapse in that way.\u201d
\nMr Doolan explained what the dealership calls the \u201ceclipse challenge\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you live in our prime market area of Ballarat and you are in the market to buy a car and get a quote from us and another dealer out of town on exactly the same new car, if we can\u2019t make it worth your while to buy local, we will give you $2000 for giving us the last opportunity,\u201d he said.
\nIn the 20 years this offer has been on the table they have given away the money only four times.<\/p>\n

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Michael Cushing, Sales Director at Ballarat\u2019s Telstra Business Centre Plus IT said he puts a priority on dealing with other local businesses when purchasing big-ticket items<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI know it sounds ridiculous buy we never walk away from a local customer,\u201d he said.
\nMichael Cushing, Sales Director at Ballarat\u2019s Telstra Business Centre Plus IT said he and the business are all about supporting the local community.<\/p>\n

He sees the Business to Ballarat initiative as a key driver to support the local economy and assist growth in Ballarat.
\n\u201cWhere possible we deal direct with other Ballarat businesses for our goods and services spending,\u201d Mr Cushing said.
\n\u201cOur insurance broker Remingtons is a Ballarat business, my current car is from Eclipse Ford and our fleet cars are from Ballarat Toyota.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fifty-seven percent of Ballarat businesses\u2019 goods and services spending went out of town in 2007. Ten years later that escape spend has dropped to 41 percent. Good but not great said Jodie Gillett, CEO of Commerce Ballarat. \u201cReducing escape spending creates the opportunity to generate local jobs, leading to stimulation of our local economy,\u201d she […]<\/p>\n

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