Shoppers Patronize Local Stores
Springdale Business Owners Say Holiday Retail Season Going Fine
Posted: November 27, 2010 at 5:16 a.m.
Black Friday started out with little fanfare at Ryan’s Clothing in downtown Springdale, but owner Max Ryan expected business to pick up in the afternoon.
AT A GLANCE
Small-Business Impact
Businesses with fewer than 500 workers employ half of private sector jobs and pay 44 percent of private payroll in the U.S., according to the Small Business Administration.
“Small businesses account for 97 percent of all Arkansas business, and they employ nearly half the state’s private-sector work force,” Sylvester Smith, Arkansas director of the National Federation of Independent Business, said in a news release supporting the Small Business Saturday initiative.
Source: Staff Report
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