Business begins to calm during the late hours on Black Friday, but some local stores in St. Joseph are gearing up for Small Business Saturday.
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Snow also said in this community, Small Business Saturday doesn’t just help the vendors.
“Everyone’s still kind of getting over the hustle and the bustle of traveling for Thanksgiving and then shopping on Black Friday, so normally in the afternoon we’ll pick up”.
For new store owners, Small Business Saturday is a way to network and meet people in the community.
“I end up making friends with a lot of people that come in”, says Miller. It’s all part of the national Small Business Saturday campaign.
According to American Express who created Small Business Saturday, customers spent more than $14 billion at small, independent stores past year.
With the coming of the holiday season, it brings around more shopping and revenue for all shopping departments.
Here on Main Street in Northampton, there’s a lot of small businesses to support including Faces.
Many shops in the area are participating in this holiday, hoping to get consumers to spend locally year-round.
Folks in Eastern Kentucky know the importance of shopping local everyday. “It’s a way to give back to the community as well as local organizations”, said Jill Mescher, owner of Sugar and Spice in Le Mars. “It’s small businesses, it’s family businesses, it’s what has been here before Savannah was cool”, says 24e owner Ruel Joyner.
“Ya’ll support us”, said Bell.
The smell of local restaurants cooking up menu masterpieces filled the air as shoppers looked through the many shop windows.
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On Small Business Saturday, local shops are encouraging customers to put money back into their communities, to help cities and villages continue to grow.
