We love everyday entrepreneurs, and in times like these we’re going to prove it.

We’ll prove it when we order in from the local café. We’ll prove it when we load up our offices with handcrafted soaps. We’ll prove it when we stock our fridges with pressed juice from that place around the corner.

We’ll prove it by putting our dollars behind independent entrepreneurs from candle makers to carpenters.

Because we know that a small – yet decisive – act here, a sandwich there, that’s what’s going to make a difference. That’s what’s going to get us through as a society.

It’s not just lunch, or coffee, it’s a mom and pop restaurant making it one more day. It’s not just soap, it’s keeping a story going. It’s not just a purchase, it’s an effort to keep small businesses alive.

So, we, the undersigned, hereby pledge to live by these words. We will maximize our purchasing power across independent businesses as much as possible. And we are asking other businesses to join us.