At a “Small Business Saturday” press conference today, Sioux Falls mayor Mike Huether said it best: when you shop locally, you support the state.
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Jermyn adds that running his own business takes a lot of hard work, but it is something he is proud of. A brand new business called “The Narrows” organized the small business day in the basement of the Carl Mizel building. For small business owners, this is a chance for them to compete with big brand stores.
Deb Strain says, “I think that small businesses have more unique items for friends and family”. The store has given away 2,000 books since August.
Even on Black Friday, shopping small may just be the way to go.
According to American Express, about $14.3 billion dollars was spend on small businesses in 2014, which is a 15 percent increase from the year before.
So, while Small Business Saturday has changed a bit from a year ago (which was already diluted), it’s still available to some of you!
Clothing, jewelry, flower shops and more all within a few blocks makes it easy for shoppers to get everything they need. “A really busy time of year for us”.
So, don’t forget to get out there and support our local small businesses tomorrow and throughout the holiday season.
“Those are the real businesses that’s you’ve got to support”.
“You don’t see door busters, you don’t see sales”.
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“It brings people into local businesses, and so the money stays in the community”, said manager of Re-love It Consignment Shoppe, Andrea Edwards. “When we had the local flood here the whole community stepped up and it was just wonderful what the community and local stores did for the flood victims”, says Calhoun.
