Local Businesses Celebrate Shop Small Saturday

Small Business Saturday is Saturday and shoppers in both Franklin and Hart Counties will have a lot of small businesses to choose from this weekend.

Sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Georgia Main Street, it’s a time when locally owned retailers, restaurants, and other businesses in Lavonia, Royston, Carnesville, Canon, and Franklin Springs will be open, as well as in Hartwell and Hart County.

In Lavonia, Main Street Director Ashley Rose Dodd says shoppers on Saturday will be able to participate in the Jingle Mingle.

Dodd said the Jingle Mingle is a way for local businesses to promote their shops on Small Business Saturday and throughout the Christmas shopping season.

Historically, reported projected spending among U.S. consumers who shopped at independent retailers and restaurants on Small Business Saturday reached an estimated $17.9 billion according to the 2022 Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey commissioned by American Express.