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Did you know these facts about small businesses?

• The average person shops locally 213 times per year or once every 1.7 days.
• Small businesses generate $68 of local economic return for every $100 spent with them.
• Businesses with fewer than 500 employees account for 99.7% of all US employers.
• 78.2% of independent retailers are sole proprietors

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• The share of retail sales revenue going to local stores declined 3.71% year over year.
• 108 million shoppers spent $12.9 billion on Small Business Saturday.