The holiday shopping season is officially underway.

After the rush of Black Friday deals, the spotlight now turns to Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to supporting local shops and businesses.

Dana Keller, Executive Director of the Mexico Missouri Area Chamber of Commerce, told Missourinet that you can’t underestimate the impact small businesses have on Missouri towns.

“They’re the ones that are boosting our economy,” said Keller. And you know, when you spend locally, you’re recirculating that money in your community. And I think that really helps support the things that we need, like our public safety, our infrastructure, those dollars stay local and close to home. And I think that makes a big difference.”

Keller said if those little businesses go away, it will make a huge impa

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