Support small business Saturday
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Dear Editor,
Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving, is the unofficial start of the Christmas shopping season, but it’s the next day, Small Business Saturday, that really puts me in the holiday spirit.
That’s because Small Business Saturday, which falls on Nov. 25 this year, isn’t about getting up before dawn, fighting traffic, jostling with crowds and standing in long lines to save a few bucks on things no one asked for.
Small Business Saturday is a day to celebrate and support the small, family-run businesses that do so much throughout the year to support our community.
The campaign to “shop small” on the Saturday after Thanksgiving began in 2010 to help small businesses that were struggling to recover from the last recession.
Since then, it has grown into a powerful movement to give back to the businesses that keep our communities vibrant.
Mark Grant
State director of the National Federation of Independent Business