的金属氧化物半导体t Altruistic Shopping Spree EverScentsy shares its success to support small businesses
ByCarol Tice•
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When wickless-candle companyScentsyof Meridian, Idaho, approached its fifth anniversary last summer, owners Orville and Heidi Thompson wanted to celebrate the milestone. But with their hometown, near Boise, hit hard by the recession, blowing $25,000 or more on a party for their 350 local employees seemed to strike the wrong note.
Instead, the founders decided to share their good fortune--sales neared $200 million last year--with the town's small businesses. Upping their budget to $100,000, the couple deputized 1,000 of their employees, family members, vendors and friends with $100 each to spend at local stores.
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