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Why Shop Small for the Holidays? Written by Christina Mecalf S mall businesses add flavor to our area. There is a sense of adventure when you explore a small business. You never know what beauties you’ll uncover or what 7 Reasons to Support Small Business This Holiday Season
1. Small businesses need you. While SCORE advises that businesses should keep three to six months of operating reserves, most small businesses have 27 days’ worth. With inflation, rising costs, hiring issues, and a plethora of other challenges, that place our small businesses in a precarious position, where you spend your money this holiday could affect which businesses will be here in the new year. 2. It feels good to shop small. Supporting small business feels good because you can see the
scrumptiousness awaits. Sadly, that’s also why a lot of people choose to patronize chains. With chains they know exactly what they’ll get and there’s a lot of comfort in that. But comfort does come at a price and that price could be our community. Large employers and chains are vital to our area, but this holiday season we’re asking you to support small business to help ensure they’re around in the coming years. Here’s why:
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