Today is Small Business Saturday, and local businesses are looking for a big boost in the sales for the holidays. Mary Raley of Maggie’s Popcorn in downtown Ottawa says, you really don’t have to leave Ottawa to get nearly anything you want.
For every dollar you spend in a locally owned business 65% stays in the community, if you spend it in a national or regional chain store only 34 cents stays in the community and if you spend that dollar online not one penny stays in the community. Buy local, support our home town businesses.
