National Small Business Day is designed to support local businesses in your community. It will be held the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Facebook has a page dedicated to Small Business Day. Small businesses, Chambers of Commerce, and others are signing up there. Some are listing their discounts for the day. It would be good for you to contact your local Chamber and ask if they are participating in National Small Business Day and if they know of any retail businesses giving discounts.
We all know the foundation small business gives to our economy. Even during the Great Recession(for most of us a depression), small business has been a vital force within our local economy. They took a hit during the last few years, no doubt. Now, remember the ones who gave you excellent service, advice, and took time with you, even during these past lean years? Please visit them on November 26th. Have your lists and ideas ready. Maybe they have added to their inventory since you last visited. Individuality is sort of fun and maybe even necessary to have amongst the ordinary items in a drawer.
Shopping for price is usually what we tend to do. Taking time with the expert, well--they need our thanks too. There's the dry cleaners, bakery, small restaurant or sandwich shop, shoe store, etc. who know just the way you like or need items done. I wouldn't be surprised at all if you get your hair cut by the same person each time. Why? Because they know how you want it done. They could be ones you stop by too on November 26th.
It isn't just about the small business owner. By helping to keep (buying) their door open, you support their workers and/or their supply chain employees who also live nearby. Lots of threads woven together to keep a town vibrant, isn't there? It will be interesting to see which ones you support November 26th.
I'm adding to the revolution--SHOP SMALL, GIVE SMALL on November 26th! Make financial donations to the small organizations, agencies, and grass root works in your local communities, cities and towns. Large corporate charities are already receiving from the millionaires, billionaires, rich celebrities and politicians, why not give those who have little budgets and doing great works a chance for donation dollars to support them.
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