Support the local businesses in your neighborhood. These small businesses are gems in your community and are the real fabric of America.
Some fun tidbits on small business:
-In 2016, there were 927,691 small businesses in Ohio employing more than 2.1 million workers!
-Sixty-percent of all businesses in Ohio have 20 or less employees.
-For every $100 spent at locally owned businesses, $68 stays in the local economy compared to only $43 if spent at a national chain.
-Seven out of 10 small business owners started their business with less than $20,000.
-Every minute a new business in the U.S. is started.