Congratulations on signing the 10% Shift Pledge and joining this growing movement!

You may be asking “How do I make the 10% Shift?”   We have developed the Local Calculator that helps you determine the easiest ways to make the 10% Shift. Using this tool, you can adjust your personal shift by category by following these three simple steps:

• Enter your best estimate of how much you spend per year on each category.  No need to be exact, approximations work fine
• Next, estimate how much of your current purchasing is local by entering a percentage in the “Est. % Local” for each category.  If you aren’t sure if you’re doing business with a Local Independent, click here for the “What’s Local?” definition of each category. 
• Now it’s time to make the shift.   Enter the percentage of your purchases in each category that you will shift to Local Independents in the next twelve months.  Adjust these numbers until the number at the bottom right corner reaches (or surpasses) the 10% Shift.
• Line item work you start on the calculator is not saved, so you may want to complete your estimates before navigating to another page).