Stan Upiter, owner of www.OneStopFlooring.com
When looking to do home improvement projects like installation of any type of floor covering, it is important in these economic times to look at local family owned businesses. These local family businesses help build strong local economies which create environmental, economic, and cultural benefits.
One Stop Flooring is a local family business serving the Phoenix, AZ area. It can handle any type of carpet, tile, wood, or stone installation. A local family business like One Stop Flooring can accept the usual payments checks, credit card, or cash. It can invoice and arrange financing. It is fully insured and licensed in the state.
Local family businesses can offer sales on products that rival any mega store. Mega stores only offer a false sense of savings. One Stop Flooring has sales on products from companies like Masland, US Floors, and Shaw Floors. These companies offer quality flooring products such as carpets, cork and bamboo floors, and tile.
When you buy close to home you save money on transportation costs. You reduce your fossil fuel use and also your carbon impact.
Local businesses usually buy from other local businesses. So the money you spend at a local family business will stay in the community. It has been estimated that for every hundred dollars spent at local businesses, forty-two dollars will stay in Arizona. For every hundred dollars spent at a national chain, only thirteen stays in the state.
Family businesses have a more unique experience and flavor than the large corporate mega stores. A local business like One Stop Flooring listens to their customers. It will offer unique products to beautify homes, offices, schools, and hotels.
The fact that it is a local family business means that it is more connected to the community. They live here too. The kids attend the schools and they use the library. The family is likely to be involved in community activities.
By shopping at local businesses you are making a commitment to the community. The town just wouldn’t be the same without this family business. One Stop Flooring has been committed to the Phoenix Metropolitan area since 1996. Local family businesses help build thriving communities that people are proud to live in.
When you chose to shop at local family businesses, you are sending a statement, making a positive impact on the community and saving money. Local businesses like One Stop Flooring are the backbone to Arizona’s economy.