FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) – Fairbanks residents came out in droves to select local shops for Small Business Saturday.
Following Black Friday, Small Business Saturday has shoppers spending their income at local businesses that often hold a niche in the market. Shopping at those niche locations also gives back to the local economy on a broader scale according to Erica Moeller, the owner of The Roaming Root Cellar in Fairbanks.
“The money that is spent in small businesses, whether they support, you know, local artists and and creators like we do or whether they are locally owned business, that’s providing jobs in the community that’s funneling money back into the community that is providing economic opportunities that you know may not…
