2020
Small Business Saturday November 28, 2020
Small Business
Saturday ON NOVEMBER 28, 2020
Though “small” is in the �tle, the impact you make by celebra�ng Small Business Saturday is BIG. This season, it’s more important than ever to support the local businesses we love. Things may look different this year, but we can use our dollar to help small businesses make it through this difficult �me. Small Business Saturday started amid the Great Recession in 2010 as a way to boost local economies. In 2011, business associa�ons, nonprofit trade groups, municipali�es, and public officials start to unite, forming a Small Business Saturday Coali�on to encourage everyone to Shop Small the Saturday a�er Thanksgiving. Since then, consumers have spent well over $100 billion at small businesses over 10 days alone, and it’s go�en so big that even former President Obama gave it a shoutout in 2013. That year, 1,400 businesses signed up to be Neighborhood Champions to host events, ac�vi�es and discounts. The event con�nues to grow, and the number of Neighborhood Champions grew to 7,500 in 2018. This year, there are more ways to shop local than ever before, with many stores offering online shopping and/or curbside pickup. Though the holiday will take place on Nov. 28, Downtown Bozeman is encouraging locals to Shop Small every Saturday through the holidays. About 62% of U.S.
Remember to
small businesses say they need to see consumer spending to return to pre-COVID levels by the end of 2020 in order to stay in business, according to American Express, the founder of Small Business Saturday. By shopping small, you’re helping protect jobs and keep your money local. When you shop local, American Express es�mates about 67 cents of your dollar stays in your community. Bozeman has about 300 small businesses, according to Downtown Bozeman, with our town’s small businesses offering a wide array of unique items and nearly everything you could ever need to purchase. It isn’t hard to shop local here. There’s a strong base of local businesses across the state: Montana has about 115,326 small businesses, according to a study published by the U.S. Small Business Administra�on in 2015, and those businesses employed about two-thirds of the state’s popula�on. There’s no doubt about it: Shopping small makes a big difference in Montana, and this year’s no different.
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