Stimulate Local Economies. By making a commitment to shop local or support small businesses, you cycle money back into your community. If you’re like most Americans, you shop at large chain stores.

When you shop local, you do far more than get the items that you want quickly and conveniently. Buying local actually stimulates the economy in our community, helps benefit local schools and ...

The Saturday after Thanksgiving, today, is increasingly marketed as Small Business Saturday, meant to remind people to also shop local mom-and-pops during the holidays.

When you shop locally at employee-owned and small businesses you can be sure that your money is appreciated and in good hands. ... Visit the local jeweler, yarn shop, or book store.

When you shop, how often do you elect to buy from a community-based retailer, rather than a national big-box store? Like it or not, the decisions you make are likely to affect the local economy.

It's a store with a variety of sellers and what Setterstrom calls "Mobile makers." "Everyone in here is locally owned, ... People are encouraged to shop locally on Small Business Saturday.