Support local owned business by: 

1) Telling your contacts on Social Media that you will be shopping local on Saturday

2) Shop local on Saturday, even buying a gift card will help

3) Let people know that you shopped local on your Social Media page (if  you can post a picture of the store on your Social Media Page)

To quote Buy Local Raleigh: “Locally-owned and independently operated businesses offer so many benefits that make our community better and economy stronger. They …

• Have more character
• Create more jobs
• Offer better customer service
• Require less infrastructure investment
• Make a smaller footprint on the environment
• Increase competition, diversity and choices
• Keep our dollars circulating locally”

A few Facebook pages to check out:

Check ou the Local Owned Raleigh
http://www.facebook.com/shoplocalraleigh

American Express’s Small Business Saturday:
http://www.facebook.com/SmallBusinessSaturday

NC Local Owned Using Social Media (a site I created with others):
http://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaByNCLocalOwnedBusinesses

The Come On Inside network, like inside919.
http://www.facebook.com/ComeOnInside

NC Networking and Business Promotion Page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/NC-Networking-and-Business-Promotion-Page/220678737998950

Also check out my latest book with  Anora McGaha:
Social Media for Business:
http://TheSocialMeidaForBusinessBook.com

Thanks for supporting your community.
Martin Brossman
On Facebook: http://BrossmanOnFB.com
(919) 847-4757