Texas governor’s office uses Small Business Saturday to urge Texans to shop local

The Office of the Texas Governor marked Small Business Saturday with a message urging Texans to shop local and support small businesses across the state.

The office said 98.6% of all businesses in Texas are small businesses and encouraged Texans to support Texas small businesses and business owners by shopping at local stores.

The post said, “Today is Small Business Saturday,” and ended with “Happy shopping!” It did not announce a policy change, program or event beyond the holiday reminder.

Small Business Saturday is used each year to encourage shoppers to buy from local and independently owned businesses. In this case, the governor’s office used the occasion to direct attention to Texas businesses specifically, but the post did not provide further detail on any state initiative.

Sources

• Office of the Texas Governor post: “Small Business Saturday”

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