What is Yankee Marketplace?
Yankee Marketplace is an online retailer devoted to the growth, exposure, and success of New England based companies and artisans that meet our standards of quality, originality and customer service. We are committed to helping our member businesses find new customers and attain the full potential of their ventures. Yankee Marketplace was conceived and founded by small business owners like yourself who know the challenges facing small businesses today. We are here to provide solutions and to partner in your success.
New England is a cherished place steeped with tradition and an independent spirit. For many of us, it’s the best place to live and work on Earth. This northernmost region of America is well noted for its fine artists, craftsmen, artisans and cottage industries. Yankee Marketplace’s sole mission is to provide a central Internet location to showcase authentic Yankee-made creations.
For over 230 years, New Englanders have been independent, innovative, and entrepreneurial. Their independence was not a gift, it was earned with blood, sweat and tears. Future generations valued this freedom and appreciated the cost at which it was purchased. Each generation built upon the sacrifices and dreams of those who came before. Today, the Yankee legacy is alive in the most powerful and benevolent nation on earth.
However, Yankee independence is being threatened by an economic revolution where big box stores import inferior products imported from countries with poverty-level labor rates. Small town businesses struggle to compete against impossible odds and unrelenting pressure. It’s time for Yankees to innovate once again. Yankee Marketplace will help level the playing field, and will stand on a foundation of Quality, Craftsmanship, Artistry, Customer Service, Ingenuity, and a commitment to our communities.
These are the standards that define the Yankee Marketplace. We are many. We are independent. We are Yankees–joining together to carry on the legacy of our proud New England heritage.
