{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221092823/http://www.reed.senate.gov/news/release/reed-encourages-riers-to-shop-local-on-small-business-saturday-nov-30", "Reed Encourages RIers to Shop Local on Small Business Saturday: Nov 30", "2013-11-25", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Jack Reed", "R000122", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Monday, November 25, 2013\n             Reed Encourages RIers to Shop Local on Small Business Saturday: Nov 30 \n            \n            \n            CRANSTON, RI \u2013 U.S. Senator Jack Reed is once again encouraging Rhode Islanders to support their neighborhood small businesses on Small Business Saturday, set for this Saturday, November 30.\u00a0 Small Business Saturday is a national movement that marks a day to support the local businesses that help create jobs, boost local economic activity, and preserve neighborhoods around the country.\u00a0\nWhile \u201cBlack Friday\u201d (the day after Thanksgiving) and \u201cCyber Monday\u201d (when online retailers typically offer deals) are some of the biggest shopping day of the year for national retailers, \u201cSmall Business Saturday\u201d is providing an economic spark for local, independently owned stores in Rhode Island and nationwide.\n\u201cSmall businesses are vital to our communities and our economy and the goal of this event is to get more people shopping at locally owned businesses,\u201d said Reed, who earlier this month helped pass a resolution designating November 30, 2013 as \u201cSmall Business Saturday.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cShopping at small businesses and supporting local companies can have a big impact on Rhode Island\u2019s economy.\u201d\u00a0\nThe inaugural Small Business Saturday, held in 2010, galvanized support across the country and today the movement has grown.\u00a0 Shops, stores, and restaurants throughout Rhode Island will be participating in a number of ways, including a \u201cHoliday Stroll\u201d in East Greenwich and a gift card giveaway in Westerly, where some lucky local shoppers will receive free $10 gift cards courtesy of the Westerly Chamber of Commerce.\n\u201cWhen you shop local, it has a ripple effect through our economy,\u201d said Reed, noting that a Chicago study of Retail Economics found that spending $100 at a locally owned store produces $68 in additional local economic impact, while doing the same at a chain store produces $43 in local impact.\nThe Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training (RIDLT) reports that smaller employers in Rhode Island \u2013 businesses with less than 20 employees -- represent about 90 percent of all employers in the state and 25 percent of the workforce.\u00a0 And according to the U.S. Small Business Administration\u2019s Office of Advocacy (SBA), small businesses generated 64 percent of net new jobs between 1993 and 2011 and employ nearly half of all private sector employees.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221092823/http://www.reed.senate.gov/news/release/reed-encourages-riers-to-shop-local-on-small-business-saturday-nov-30"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.876182086765766, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}