Small Business Saturday: What is it and how can you support

And today is Small Business Saturday and shoppers will be out supporting their local small businesses. 22 News reporter Kiara Smith joins us live in the studio with how this day came about. Kaylee, this means that local small businesses have a chance to bring in lots of money as people pile in and shop for the holidays. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Small Business Saturday campaign was launched by American Express in 2010. The Chamber of Commerce says Small Business Saturday is observed in all 50 states and in 2011 the Senate passed a resolution to recognize it. So today people across the country will be out and about shopping for gifts for their families and friends as Christmas approaches. And if you are interested in supporting local small businesses, you have quite a few different options. You can visit our website at www.wwlp.com to find local businesses near you. All right, and Kiara, these small businesses play a big role in communities all over the country. Just about how many are there all throughout the U.S.? Yeah, Kaylee, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says that there are more than 33 million small businesses in the U.S. Now that's a lot. That is a lot. It's definitely a lot to choose from when you're doing your holiday shopping too. So thank you, Kiara. Definitely. Yep, thank you. Thanks.