Before you decide to spend all your money Friday at Big Box stores, think about doing some of your holiday shopping locally at Ocean Springs’ Small Business Saturday.
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- - before you decide to spend all- your money friday at big box- stores, think about doing some- of your holiday shopping- locally at ocean springs' small- business saturday.- news 25's grace boyles has more- about the event and its - importance to local business- owners, especially this - holiday season.
- - ocean springs kicks off its "by golly be jolly" holiday campaig with a push to shop small and - support local businesses for it- - - - small business saturday event - this weekend.
Many downtown - shops and - restaurants will be holding - special sales, raffles, and - surprise discounts throughout - the day starting at 10- a-m.- cynthia dobbs, ocean springs- chamber of commerce board - member: "in ocean springs, small business is our- business.
And no time better- than now to - support local."
Brandin brosh, owner of charism- in ocean springs: "i'm very - - fortunate to own a business tha- is in such a tight knit - community.
Ocean springs, as yo- know, - has won so many awards.
We have- a great support system from our- community.- a great support system from the- mayor.
And a great chamber of - commerce- as well, which has exponentiall- helped the small businesses whe- it comes to - cruisin' the coast and peter- anderson."
While covid-19 has had major- impacts on everyone around- the world, small business owner- have been some of those - hardest hit by the effects of - the pandemic.
- brandin brosh, owner of charism- in ocean springs: "as everyone knows, with covid - this year small business has- struggled everywhere in the - country.
And- - - small business is what gives- back to your community.
It's th- heartbeat of america.
- so, it is so important and vita- that everybody get out and- support your small- businesses.
Not just this - saturday, but every day."
Whether picking up presents for- everyone on your gift list or - you're simply strolling the - streets and checking out the- festive displays downtown, don'- forget your mask.
The city of - ocean springs is requiring all- shoppers follow cdc guidelines.- cynthia dobbs, ocean springs- chamber of commerce board - member: "so this is a fun way to be safe in an- outdoor, mostly open-air type o- environment to get- some of your shopping done and- enjoy the holidays."
In case you need another- incentive to shop local, the- ocean - springs chamber of commerce is- giving shoppers a chance to win- prizes from downtown stores if- they bring in 200 - dollars worth of receipts from- small businesses.
- brandin brosh, owner of charism- in ocean springs: "big box stores are going to - survive regardless.
Big box - stores are going to make their- money.
They can run - the big sales.
But small- business it what gives back to- the community."
For a full list of promotions,- sales, and activities - happening at each business, - check out ocean springs chamber- of commerce facebook page.- in ocean springs, grace boyles,- news 25.- -
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