Once the turkey's been eaten and leftovers stowed away, Americans move on to the next tradition of the holiday season: shopping. While Black Friday and Cyber Monday usually steal the show with viral videos and online gimmicks, another commerce-centric daylong event is tucked in between them. It's called Small Business Saturday.
The shopping holiday began nearly a decade ago and has picked-up steam every year since. Total consumer spending on Small Business Saturdays has surpassed $100 billion. That's a lot of economic activity for nine days alone.
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