N.C. Community Colleges Small Business Center Network Encourages Consumers to “Shop Small For All” on November 28

With the holiday shopping season just around the corner, the North Carolina Community College Small Business Center Network (SBCN) and Randolph Community College’s Small Business Center encourage local residents to #ShopSmallForAll and support your local small businesses.

Nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday® (November 28) has quickly become a nationally recognized day to support your local independent merchants with the power of your dollar.

The first-ever Small Business Saturday took place on Nov. 27, 2010, according to RCC’s Small Business Center Director Daniel Farmer. “It encouraged people across the country to support small, local businesses. Why buy local? When you buy from a locally owned business, rather than a nationally owned businesses, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses,” said Farmer. “This strengthens the local economy. We should buy local because it is in our own best interest to do so. Buy local = Help local. Observing Small Business Saturday is just one way we can help ourselves.”

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