. >> christine osbourne, the owner of the toy store wonderworks, says running a small business is morebout cooperation than ever before. it is truly about not competition but camaraderie. >> the third generation of the jewel box agrees. she said when the economy is down, she and her peers turned to each other. the result was south carolina's own buy local movement. >> i often tell people we're about preserving a people and place. i think it gave a collective voice to the local businesses here in this community. >> executive director, jamie haley says thinking small wasn't something a lot of people talked about in 2007. >> there was nobody add voe tating for them. nobody educating the community on why it was important. and while trying to get started wasn't easy -- >> nobody was working together to try to get that message out. so, we just did a whole lot of knocking on 0 people's doors and saying, hey, will you meet with me. love to talk to you about this. >> since then, lowcountry has grown to 500 members each with a vested interest in getting residents and businesses to shop local. >>