Cartersville Mayor Matt Santini signs Small Retail Saturday proclamation

 Today the City of Cartersville Mayor, Matt Santini, signed the proclamation declaring Saturday, November 27^th as Small Retail Saturday.  This proclamation encourages all residents of Cartersville and Bartow County to join together and support the small local shops this holiday season.  According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, over the past ten years small, local businesses have provided sixty to eighty percent of new jobs in the community, making them the nation's largest group of employers.  In addition to the jobs they supply, these businesses are also a large tax contributor to your local government and schools.  Studies have shown that for every $100 spent in independently owned stores, $68 return to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures, while national chains only contribute an estimated $43 locally, followed by online purchases that provide nothing to the local economy. Therefore, the City of Cartersville and business owners ask that you keep this in mind this holiday season and shop our mom and pop stores.  Support the "3/50 project", which encourages citizens to select three locally owned businesses and spend $50 a month at those places as a means of strengthening the local economy.  It is evident these local businesses provide distinctive character and are an integral part of Cartersville.