For communities to thrive, small businesses have to thrive. In 2010, American Express founded Small Business Saturday to encourage communities to shop local and support small businesses. This is a way to help small businesses get more customers through their doors, and it takes place each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, Inc. wants to encourage you to #shopsmall and #shoplocal on Small Business Saturday on November 25. We encourage our members as well as small businesses around the community to offer an incentive to bring customers through the door as well as to promote the event in itself.