Small Business Saturday Hits St. Michael-Albertville

First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday. Now, there's the 2nd annual Small Business Saturday, the day people support small businesses.

Small businesses ask residents to "Pledge to Shop Small on November 26." If millions of Americans shop small, it will be huge, says the Shop Small facebook page initiated by American Express.

The movement is expected to be even larger this year, with small businesses catering towards those shopping on Saturday. Some will take the day one step farther by spending their small business dollars locally as well.

Here’s some local St. Michael- Albertville small businesses that would appreciate your business for Small Business Saturday:

• . Your one stop shopping place for school spirit wear and apparel.

• . Even though Verizon may not be considered a small business, our local store is a locally owned small business store.  In honor of Small Business Saturday, the local St. Michael store is offering a free car charger with the purchase of any new Verizon phone.

• . This isn’t just your typical consignment store. They have everything! And to celebrate Small Business Saturday they are offering a 20% discount off of everything. This includes their Melissa and Doug products and also any of their designer purses.

• . Everybody has a child to shop for, don’t they? Second Time’s a Charm is offering a 20 percent discount off of everything excluding handcrafted and consigned items.

• . The entire store will have discounts on everything from snowblowers to paint. If there's a handyman in your life, this is a place to help him or her get started on those winter projects. Deals will be released in a circular this week. 

“We’d like to remind everyone that small business is the heart and soul of community,” Shad Forsman, general manager of Verizon St. Michael said. “Stores like ours give back to the community in many ways.”