After the Turkey Day and giving thanks, and after Black Friday, the day to give back comes next -- Small Business Saturday. Like it or not, the biggest way for communities to survive, is for the local community to support their local (small) businesses.
Practically the whole year and specifically on Black Friday and Cyber Monday everyone's money goes to big businesses. Mom and Pop stores even if they try couldn't compete. So there should be at least one day in a year, where the local community should celebrate and support their local businesses, and help make America great again.
The History of Small Business Saturday
On November 10, 2011 the U.S. Senate passed S.Res. 320 designating November 26, 2011 as "Small Business Saturday".
By doing so, the 112th Congress supported the efforts to encourage consumers to shop locally, increase the awareness and the value of locally owned small businesses and their tremendous impact on the U.S. economy.
On November 16, 2011, H.Res. 468 was passed. On September 20, 2012, H.Res 793 was passed and on September 22, 2012, S. Res 589 was passed all expressing support for the designation of "Small Business Saturday".
On 2013, neighborhoods celebrated the day and by 2014 an estimated $14.3 B was spent on small businesses on Small Business Saturday. According to a Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey, in 2014, 88 million people across America came out to Shop Small.
This year, support your local businesses and shop small! Click here.
2015 and beyond, Shop Small should only grow even bigger and bigger.
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Here's the final word for Small Business Saturday from Miss Piggy!
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