PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are big days for holiday shoppers, the weekend after Thanksgiving can make a huge difference for small, local business owners. First created ...

This time of year ushers in several traditions: Thanksgiving, holiday decorating, maybe some travel and shopping for friends and family. Now, an initiative launched during the height of the COVID-19 ...

This holiday season, make it a goal to shop local. Shopping local does more than support small business owners and entrepreneurs in the community; it's a great way to find personalized, creative gifts ...

Based on their label, you might underestimate the importance of small business to the U.S. economy. But there’s a reason why small businesses are often referred to as the economic backbone of the ...

Amazon certainly isn't your only option for online shopping. Here's how to take your business elsewhere without leaving the house. My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about ...

If you're the sort of person who finds getting ready for Christmas stressful, imagine if you owned a small gift shop. The holiday season can make or break a shop's balance sheet for the year, and ...

The new initiative encourages residents to support local shops by using a digital gift card accepted at participating ...

Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer Elizabeth Mast considers East Dallas her adopted hometown and the neighborhood’s newly expanded store — Talulah & Hess — her “baby.” Mast believes the timing was ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Erie County announced the return of the Shop 716 eGift Card and Buy Local Marketing Campaign programs to benefit local small businesses. Launched in 2020, Erie County says the ...