Video: Supporting local small businesses
>> millions of americans gear up to hit the stores in search of black friday bargains, ads are running to promote small business saturday which is also next week. .
>> i pledge to shop small.
>> the effort to get your business this saturday, this sunday morning. your business has jj ramburg. sunday, suspected, suspected. appreciate you joining us. small business saturday is the creation of american express that sponsors your program with all of that aside. it is a great thing to support the small businesses out there.
>> absolutely. most people want to support small businesses . most people would love to.
>> why don't we? what's the problem?
>> often times it's easier to run to a mall where you might be with a chain store or do something online where you are with a big company, but everyone likes the idea of supporting small businesses . what this day is doing is shining a light. go help your local community . the repercussions are bigger than the gift you may buy.
>> what support is this movement getting?
>> a ton of support. we have the mayor on from atlanta. let's hear him talk.
>> this really is a significant public private initiative. we are getting our local stations involved really just to spread the word so that this important shopping period doesn't just focus on large retailers.
>> that's the mayor in atlanta. mayor from 50 cities across the country have signed up and said we support this. they are getting all kinds of things involved from the local radio stations and station. if you go online, you can get as a small business all kinds of support on how to market this.
>> it's interesting with the economy and a turn around, we know that the president tried to offer ways to help small businesses and tax credits and whatever we can do to help support them outside of what the lawmakers are debating right now.
>> we hear from the politicians all the time. taxes and health care and everything they talk about. the small businesses that i talked to they say mostly what we need are people coming through the doors. we need customers.
>> it's great that you were highlighting this on suspected. thank you and a reminder that your business airs 7:30 sunday morning on msnbc. tweet us the name of your favorite small business .
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