Small businesses make up 99% of all businesses in Arkansas, and Small Business Saturday on Nov. 25 is a day to celebrate and support local small business and what they mean to every community in the state.

Created by American Express and co-sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), this Saturday is the 13th annual Small Business Saturday and a critical part of small businesses' busiest shopping season.

As our local small businesses continue to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, show your support by spending your everyday and holiday dollars at your favorite small business on Nov. 25!

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the U of A helps small business In Northwest Arkansas thrive. With offices in Fayetteville and Bentonville, ASBTDC consultants provide one-on-one confidential consulting at no cost to the client and in-person and virtual trainings and workshops to help entrepreneurs gain the knowledge and skill to be successful.

The ASBTDC at the U of A is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration through a partnership with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and is a unit of the Division of Economic Development, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.