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If there s one thing we learned in 2020, it s that we all need to help better serve our communities. One simple way to do just that is to support small local businesses. For nearly a year, restaurants, salons, retail stores, and other small establishments remained shuttered. Many of these businesses rely on regular shopping foot traffic, and the volume of shoppers dropped when businesses were forced to close as a means to control the spread of the virus. While you likely took part in Small Business Saturday this past holiday season, it s only one out of many days to purchase goods from these retailers. It s important to find ways to support these businesses all year long.
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Thu December 31, 2020
Tis the season to warm the hearts of mankind to give gifts and financial donations. Christmas is over, but another holiday is approaching (first of the year). Yet for many Americans, generous giving still extends from family and friends to charitable donations, whose financial contributions that charities heavily depend on prior to and even after the holiday season, particularly this year in 2020. And as the 2021 year approaches, families and individuals remain strapped for cash and personal needs due to lack of steady employment during the coronavirus pandemic.