Mark Boothman MP Blog - 2021 - Small Business

Please support our local small businesses this week. With the lockdown last week, a lot of our small businesses experienced a 50% drop in sales. Therefore they need your support. Every dollar spent locally is returned many times.

Good morning catching up with local small business owners, chat with school students about parliament, colour fun run at UCSC and catch up with Russell / Lynn Lynch (former President of the Oxenford Pony Club)

Meet Jett! Jett has been helping his pop ( Darrell ) every weekend at the markets. He becoming a real entrepreneur and a master at selling seafood. Plus the Beaudesert Times newspaper recently wrote an article about his talents. Every dollar spent locally creates jobs and helps young fellas like Jett.

It has been a tough time for many small businesses and the travel industry has suffered terribly. We have a choice. Book your weekend away or next adventure in Queensland through a local travel agent that employs Australians and keeps the profits here. Alternatively, you can book your holiday on an online travel or hotel booking website that is foreign-owned, profits go overseas and employ foreigners.