One of the recent blog posts on Ideal Bite evolved into a heated discussion of eco-conscious online businesses versus small local businesses. Does one deserve our dollars more than the other? I argued that while it's important to support our local businesses, one cannot totally ignore the opportunity that the Internet and e-commerce provides to small businesses. Small businesses and professionals have the opportunity to provide information and compete with the big box retailers like never before. In fact, the big brands are having a hard time trying to replicate the personal interaction that a small online business can provide through blogs, information, and customer service.
What do you think?
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