Senator Jon Tester On ‘Small Business Saturday’

Senator Jon Tester is encouraging Montanans to shop local this holiday season.

Tester recently joined his Senate colleagues in passing a resolution naming Saturday, November 29 ‘Small Business Saturday.’  Small Business Saturday is an initiative to increase awareness of the contributions small businesses make to the nation’s economy and the jobs they create.

According to the U.S. Small Businesses Administration, as of 2012, small businesses nationwide created 64 percent of net new private-sector jobs.

“Montanans start more small businesses than folks in any other state,” Tester said.  “These businesses create jobs and are the backbone of our rural economies.  As we shop for our friends and family this holiday season, I encourage folks to shop local this Saturday and beyond.”

Be sure to check in with me Wednesday morning at 8:06, when Ellie Staley of Downtown Bozeman Partnership explains what ‘Small Business Saturday’ means to Bozeman!