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title: 'Your annual encouragement to shop local — and support local — this holiday season'
date: '2026-11-12T07:20:59-08:00'
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# Your annual encouragement to shop local — and support local — this holiday season

It’s become a regular tradition for [Mitch Daugherty](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchdaugherty/), the former chair of [Oregon Entrepreneurs Network](https://oen.org), founder of [Built Oregon](https://builtoregon.com), and current head of the [Portland Office of Small Business](https://pdxofficeofsmallbusiness.com/), to put up a [gentle reminder](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mitchdaugherty_as-we-head-into-the-holiday-season-mariah-share-7526662557009555456-wAPq/) each holiday season designed to encourage all of us to remember the importance of supporting our local businesses this holiday season — even if we’re not in a position to support them financially.


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