small businesses urging people to shop local

Some small businesses said the COVID-19 pandemic brought them quite a few challenges.

Whether it was the sudden closures or the extra health guidelines that brought extra expenses.

Now as Small Businesses Saturday is just under a week away, small businesses are now urging people to shop local this holiday season.

Caused some challenges for small businesses across the country.

Small business saturday is just a week away and this holiday season, business owners are urging people to shop local.

Here's news channel 2's brent kearney "covid-19 has thrown quite the curve ball at small businesses and these businesses are asking that you dont wait until next weekend to shop local this holiday season."

This is how aye vitullo's owner bob roth greets his customers when you walk in the door.

Nats: a greeting he says many people wont see because they're choosing to shop online because of the pandemic.

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None bob says: "it's so important that people shop local this christmas season.

Small businesses have been the backbone of this community they sponsor their little league teams they sponsor your softball teams we always give for your benefits fundraisers for gallus and we need you now more than ever."

Just a few stores down at the olde wicker mill, owner laura miziack says business has been steady and hopes that trend continues.

Laura says: "shopping local is so important because the money that you shop with here stays here.

I pay my rent which pays school taxes, i pay my employees, they turn around and spend that make here in the community."

With small business saturday just under a week away, laura hopes shoppers spend it locally.

"we're embracing small business saturday and we're making it small business saturday and sunday.

Any promotions that we are going to be running on saturday , we're going to be filtering into sunday.

Its going to be busier than ever this year so i think small business saturday deserves two days."

Two days to make sure your money stays local.

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