5 ways to support Small Business Saturday
It all comes at you so quickly: One minute, youโre making grocery lists and setting the menu for Thanksgiving, and then, in the blink of an eye, the holiday has arrived, only to be followed by Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday -- and then your tree goes up and Christmas morning is here.
Thousands turn out for open container event in Sanford for Small Business Saturday
SANFORD, Fla. โ For the first time, a popular stretch of downtown Sanford allowed shoppers to walk around with open containers as part of an event promoting Small Business Saturday. Christina Hollerbach serves as the President of Sanford Main Street and is also the CEO of Hollerbachโs Willow Street Cafe on East 1st Street. Hollerbach told News 6 sheโs optimistic Sanford wonโt repeat Orlandoโs mistakes. โProbably the biggest [Small Business Saturday] yet,โ he said. Seminole County and Sanford have been primed for an open container [event] for quite some time.โTo learn more about Sanfordโs Small Business Saturday, click here.
Leesburg encouraging people to shop local with โPlaid Fridayโ
LEESBURG, Fla. โ In downtown Leesburg, instead of Black Friday, theyโre calling it Plaid Friday, encouraging people to shop local. โItโs been quieter, but we still have customers that are faithful,โ said Dell Ross, owner of Doggibags Boutique. [TRENDING: Trump says he will leave if ... | Tropics still bubblinโ | Disney to lay off thousands more workers]Doggibags Boutique has been in downtown Leesburg for nearly 40 years. Leesburg is encouraging people to shop local through the "Plaid Friday" event. (WKMG 2020)Outside her shop, vendors are setting up for the Christmas Stroll event with live music and activities.
Owners hoping for big boost on Small Business Saturday
Thatโs why small businesses still open hope to survive the end of year by getting a big boost during Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is celebrated nationwide to encourage supporting small businesses after Black Friday. Small Business owners, like Tina Butler of Driftwood Market in Winter Garden, said itโs usually one of the biggest days of the year. For free, it connects small business owners with ambassadors and exports in all the available grants and resources out there. They are the backbone of our economy, so really encouraging people as we look to Small Business Saturday to shop local.โ