I wanted to start a group for people who own, work for, shop at, or would like to shop at local small businesses. I intend it to be for the Auburn/Placer county/Nevada county area, but all small businesses are welcome to be apart of the group! As the Internet is making the world smaller and the shopping "better", many local stores get forgotten. I work for a small store in Downtown Auburn and we lose out on some of our locals every year- however, we are selling more and more products around the country thanks to our website. People from out of state are taking advantage of our great product selection and customer service... but people in our own backyard drive hours out of the way before checking us out?! Basically, the whole point of this group is to help remind people of the benefits of shopping locally! If you know about a great local small business, or have info on any big sales in the area, join the group and talk about it!