This Saturday, November 29th is Small Business Saturday, so get out there and support all of your hard-working friends and neighbors! Need more incentive to shop small this Saturday? Check out this article, "Why You Need to Support Small Businesses" courtesy of Forbes.com. We've extracted our Top 5 Reasons to shop small this Saturday below:
- You should expect that a smaller business will deliver stronger customer service.
- Smaller companies are more flexible in their customer support – with a willingness to bend rules if necessary (such as alter a return policy) or deliver VIP treatment when least expected (such as home delivery for a customer during a rain storm).
- When you walk into a local business, you are often surprised by the inventory options.
- Beyond actual dollars being kept within your local community – which is significantly higher when dollars are spent at a local business v. corporate one – small business owners are also more likely to “do good” for your community, as well.
- Small businesses do not always stay small – such as Ben & Jerry’s or Ralph Lauren. Both began as just dreams filled with a tremendous amount of hard work, long days and tired nights.
We hope to see you this Saturday!
