As a proud supporter of Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to supporting small businesses on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year, the Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce encourages everyone to support small businesses by doing some of their holiday shopping on the Saturday after Thanksgiving at a locally-owned small businesses. This year’s Small Business Saturday® is Nov. 24, 2018. The Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce encourages residents to shop, dine and play local this holiday season and beyond.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there were 28.8 million small businesses in the United States last year. Over the past two decades, they created 65% of net new jobs. For every $100 spent in locally owned, independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures, according to the small-business advocacy group, The 3/50 Project. Local sales generate local taxes, which are used for basic government services such as fire and police protection, road repairs, parks and recreation services.
 
Small businesses are the foundation of our economy – half of America’s workers either own or work for a small business. Small Business Saturday® is an opportunity to show our support for our friends and neighbors who throughout the year are growing our local economy, as well as supporting many local initiative and organizations, said Dallas Daniel, RHBC Chamber Chairman.