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Stakes are higher for Metro Detroit small businesses trying to survive the pandemic
Read full article: Stakes are higher for Metro Detroit small businesses trying to survive the pandemicDETROIT ā Small Business Saturday is here and the stakes are higher than ever for local businesses in the pandemic. Heās gearing up for small business Saturday, but he knows this year things will be different. āSales online are higher than normal.āāMore than 40% of Black Small Businesses shutdown this year due to COVID-19,ā said Marketing Manager Racheal Hawk with Facebook. āKnowing that, we felt compelled to help.āThatās why they started the Buy Black Friday Campaign, which urges people to āBuy Blackā and āBuy Smallā every Friday in November, but theyāre extending that initiative to Small Business Saturday. Itās been a tough year for local businesses, so letās rally together to #SupportLocal this holiday season.