Welch Promoting Small Business Saturday in Saint Albans Nov. 26
SAINT ALBANS, Vt. – Vermont Rep. Peter Welch is visiting Saint Albans Nov. 26 to promote Small Business Saturday, an annual initiative to support local businesses the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Welch and other officials are taking a walking tour along Main Street to remind people to shop locally Nov. 30. The tour kicks off at 11 a.m. Nov. 26 at the Hampton Inn, 43 Lake St., in Saint Albans. Small Business Saturday was founded in 2010 by American Express.
WHAT: Media is invited to tour shops with Rep. Peter Welch and other officials along Main Street in Saint Albans who are promoting Small Business Saturday.
WHO: Vermont Rep. Peter Welch; Tim Smith, Saint Albans Mayor; Lisamarie Charlesworth, Franklin County Regional Chamber of Commerce Executive Director; and Darcy Carter, Small Business Administration Vermont District Office Director.
WHEN: 11 a.m. Nov. 26, 2019.
WHERE: Walking tour begins at the Hampton Inn, 43 Lake St., in Saint Albans.
WHY: Highlight Small Business Saturday, an annual initiative started by American Express in 2010 to encourage people to shop locally the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Vermont has approximately 77,600 small businesses, which employ approximately 160,000 workers, 61 percent of the state’s workforce.
About the U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations.
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