Small Business Saturday offers a local alternative to the post-Thanksgiving rush of national Black Friday deals.

As the holiday season kicks into high gear, local small businesses are gearing up for one of their busiest days of the year: Small Business Saturday.

From laundry detergent to your new favorite sweater, businesses across Eastern N.C. had deals on Small Business Saturday. “Gives us opportunity to show Greenville what we have accomplished throughout the entire year,

The big corporations get all the attention during Black Friday, but on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, it’s the local businesses who enter the spotlight. People across the country are participating in Small Business Saturday,

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, shoppers spent $17 billion at local retail stores on Small Business Saturday last year.