All across the nation the first Small Business Saturday is being reported as a financial home run for smaller, locally owned businesses. In past years smaller businesses have cried foul over the more traditional Black Friday when shoppers turn out in droves but mostly for big box door buster deals. Black Friday was originally coined to mark the day after Thanksgiving when retailers say they’re either pulled into the financial black by shoppers or condemned to the red for the year.
It's time to think local -- Martha Carr