Today is Small Business Saturday

If home is where the heart is, then today is the day to put your money where your heart is.  Today is the second annual 'Small Business Saturday'.  It's a day to come together in support of the small businesses in Portsmouth that you love.  It's a day to patronize the shops and restaurants that employ our neighbors and reinvest our money right here at home.

If Friday was about supporting the major retail outlets, today is a day to support the local mom-and-pops.  That's the goal of "Small Business Saturday," a Black Friday spin-off.  It all happens Saturday, November 26, 2011.

After all, these are the businesses that are the heartbeat of our communities and local economies.

By supporting the small businesses in Portsmouth, here are four great benefits that we ALL receive:

OUR COMMUNTY:  For every $100 spent at local small businesses, $68 returns to the community. (Civic Economics)

EMPLOYMENT:  Small businesses employ half of all private sector employees. (Small Business Administration)

THE ECONOMY: Small businesses represent 99.7% of ALL employer firms. (Small Business Administration)

LOCAL JOBS:  For every year over the last decade, 60% to 80% of new jobs were generated by small businesses. (Small Business Administration)

H preserve our unique, locally-owned businesses amd neighborly small town values by supporting your local merchants.  After all, they have made a significant investment in our community.

Is Small Business Saturday designed to get people to stop shopping at larger businesses or online?  Nope.  Absolutely not. Small Business Saturday recognizes the importance of small businesses to the overall economy and local communities. It’s a day to support the small, independently owned businesses we can’t live without.

Hopefully, today you will remember the one or two businesses that you can't live without.  Even if you can't get out of the house today, maybe you can purchase something online from that local business.  Find a way to support them. 

Think beyond today.  Remember to support our local businesses throughout the year.  These small businesses are the backbone of our community.  You can also get your friends and family involved - purchase them a gift card or gift certificate for them to visit one of our small businesses or restaurants.

For more information on 'Small Business Saturday', click here.   Join the over 2.6 Million people on Facebook that support this effort, click here.  Thanks to you, American Express is donating to Girls, Inc.

One small purchase will make a hugh difference.

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Thanks, for reading and sharing...'A New Day in Olde Towne'.

Have a great day!

David Cartier

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