Local shops shine on Small Business Saturday

Fowler added the day is vital for the businesses to keep going, that without people coming out to visit the stores, they wouldn’t be able to stay afloat.

Small business Saturday was created to help give a boost to locally owned businesses during the holiday season. “There are just so many good places around here that are locally owned”, said Brown.

Beth Gorder of Revival says, “What you will find in our store is very unique and you won’t find it in a box store, necessarily”. She told Global News when you shop local, you’re supporting your neighbour.

“We just opened Wednesday”, Heart of Carolina Owner Anna LaRue said.

Several other small businesses came together for the event.

Shoppers walking around downtown Saturday will notice signs promoting something called Small Business Saturday, and the deals that go along with it.

“It’s always nice to be able to support the local businesses and then get out and talk to people and sell your book”, said Paul Shea, an author participating in the Country Bookshelf book signings on Small Business Saturday. Martha says they wanted to avoid the crowds and support their hometown.

And there was no better day than Small Business Saturday.

Edward said there is nothing better than going into a business and seeing the owner working, and that is something you can not get with larger retailers. Small businesses do rely on (this day) quite a bit because it is a big shopping day.

Dozens of small shops in the Springs have joined in on the celebration hoping to drive sales and connect with the community on a more personal level.

According to the Better Business Bureau past year 95 million people shopped small business Saturday, that’s up eight percent from 2014.

He said Small Business Saturday has been critically important to supporting small shops across the nation.

“It’s vital to the whole community because if you start losing your main streets … there’s safety issues, abandoned buildings”, Power said.