SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY- SHOP LOCAL

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY- SHOP LOCAL- Always the Saturday following Thanksgiving!!

Everyone is fully aware of Black Friday, but Small Business Saturday follows the next day! While some shoppers may want to avoid crowded malls and shopping plazas, since 2010, customers and small businesses alike have been able to kick start their holiday shopping season on a day celebrating the uniqueness, charm and economic impact that small businesses bring to communities nationwide.

Gaining more and more recognition, this celebratory day was founded to encourage consumers across the country to support local, small businesses within their hometowns and beyond. Small Business Saturday has quickly become widely recognized as the day to kick start the holiday shopping season. Anchored between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, small businesses stand out thanks in part to the national media attention Small Business Saturday generates, but also in part to the individual efforts of small business owners nationwide.

Key points about this concept:
  • Supporting local businesses: By choosing to shop locally, you are directly contributing to the success of small businesses in your town, which can lead to job creation and economic growth.
  • Community reinvestment: When money is spent locally, the profits are often reinvested back into the community through local initiatives, charitable donations, and employee wages.
  • Economic resilience:A strong local economy with a high level of “dollars spent in town” can help a community weather economic downturns better.
How to “spend local”:
  • Shop at local stores: Choose independent shops over large chain stores whenever possible.
  • Eat at local restaurants: Dine at restaurants owned and operated by people in your community.
  • Use local services: Opt for local professionals like plumbers, electricians, and hairdressers.
  • Support local events: Attend community festivals, farmers markets, and other locally organized activities.

So come on out and have some fun, support your friends and neighbors and keep your dollars local!   Check out all our great Chamber businesses!
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