People across the Inland Northwest have identified the need for local business relief as a priority in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, shifts in consumer behavior to online and app-based spending are making sustainable success even more difficult for locally-owned, independent businesses.
When it is launched Local Dollars will be a robust community-run local digital payment system built to serve the 700+ Live Local INW Marketplace businesses, some of which spend upwards of $30,000 a year on digital transaction fees.
Local Dollars will also include tools that power customer discovery and referral programs for participating businesses, and a local loyalty rewards program for customers.
