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Local. >> what makes her shop local business model work? dani says its her commitment to the community. >> this isnt a new and innovative idea. this is what my great grandfather was doing a hundred years ago when he came here, seeking community. that was created. were creating that place. small business owners are going to be doing all they can to get customers to shop local this small business saturday. so what are things you can do to maximize your sales on this kickoff to the holiday shoppi...

Breakfast until way past dinner. and the model seems to be working. >> were taking that model and bringing it into today for the modern consumer. >> i live in an apartment upstairs around the corner, so i actually come here quite frequently to pick up a couple things on my way home from work or if i need anything for dinner. >> i came to get my wife a birthday card and candle and see people here having a priint of beer. nice community area. >> its not too crowd and the atmosphere is good. >> i t...

Cohn and steiner. >> ive been in the service industry my entire life. one of my favorite things about the service industry are those relationships you form literally over the counter. >> for dani, the community focus, or shop local idea, isnt just limited to her relationship with her customers. >> we believe in creating opportunity on all sides of the counter, which means with our team, with our customers, and with our vendors. this isnt the dani cone show. this is us. >> for her largely urban, ...

>> danis business is not very huge. it is very local. >> im from here. i am local. my family is from here, who also have businesses here. >> when dani talks about her local roots, shes not kidding. this store might be only a few years old, but its ancestry goes way back. >> its based off my great grandfathers grocery store that was here in seattle about a hundred years ago. >> just like her great grandfather who built his business to serve his neighbors, danis flagship store is located just a bl...

Goodies. >> we support them, but in that way, they also support us. we have unique access to some of these products because of what we do, because thats part of our values and part of our business model. >> dani is providing an incredible service. >> erin nelson head of seattle made, a local manufacturers advocacy group. she sees an economic impact in what danis doing. >> theres an exponential multiplier effect in terms of the amount of money that stays in the community when you are having local...

We store our excess ingredients over there. we have a really nice relationship with their staff. >> they give us cookies. >> we use their bathroom. they use our bathroom. customers just flow back and forth. its really nice. customers that werent aware of cone and steiner see through the window and vice versa. >> while dani is very focused on developing her own community, shes quick to tell you she has not lost sight of her own bottom line. >> its a business. in a for-profit business, if our busi...

Hi, everyone. im jj ramberg, and welcome to "your business," the show dedicated to helping your growing business. in seattle, we met one entrepreneur whos taken her great grandfathers old-school business model, the corner store, and updated it to fit the millennial lifestyle. its got a wine bar, coffee baristas, and locally sourced handmade gifts. this entrepreneur already has three neighborhood locations in seattle, and just like another local seattle business, starbucks, she told us shes got b...