Do you want to rebuild our economy and revitalize your community? The 10% Shift wants to help you do just that.

We are a group of local entrepreneurs and citizens from the Lowcountry, and we invite you to join us in growing a movement that will transform our economy. Together we can build a strong Lowcountry and improve our environment by making a modest shift in the way we spend our dollars.

If the 800,000 households in the Lowcountry shifted 10% of their existing purchases from non-local businesses to Local Independents (locally owned and independent businesses) we would see thousands of new jobs created and millions of dollars of new economic activity in the Lowcountry. And all this can begin to happen as soon as people start shifting and without the use of one taxpayer dollar.

The Declaration of Local Independents

The time has come for residents of the Lowcountry to take a stand for local economic independence! The national and global economy has failed to live up to its promise of providing stable livelihoods and has placed our communities and our precious environment in great peril. Click on the "Declaration of Local Independents" link above to learn more.

Also, check out our localshift video!