Well, even though many of you may be busy on Black Friday, local officials are encouraging you to get out to some local businesses this Small Businesses Saturday. 

About 800 businesses are located here in Broome County and the surrounding area, of which around 75% have less than 10 employees. 

Throughout the country, there are about 33 million small businesses and over $17 billion was spent on Small Business Saturday in 2023. 

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar says the more you buy locally, the better for our local economy. 

"Why should we buy from small businesses in Broome County? Because small businesses are the lifeblood of our community," Broome County Executive Jason Garnar said. "They're the life of our community. Big box stores are great, but it's the small businesses that sponsor our Little League teams and donate to our charities and that live in our community."