Small Business Week

It's small business week from Oct 17-23, a celebration of small businesses here and across Canada. Small and medium sized businesses are significant contributors to the Canadian economy. They in fact made up 98.0% of all employer businesses in Canada in 2020, employing 9.7 million individuals in Canada - approximately 64% of the total labour force. In other words, small businesses are the driving force in our economy.

How can you support Nanton's small businesses? In multiple ways...

-grab your morning coffee

-pick up a gift for a neighbour that has helped you out

-pick up a bottle of wine or locally made gin or beer

-do takeout or dine in this week

-book a photo session

-sign up for a course or class

-grab some sweet treats

-visit a gallery

-take your car in for an oil change

-order something online from a local merchant

-pick up a house-warming present

-follow one new business on social media every day this week

-donate to a local not for profit

-pick up some goodies from one of the agrifood businesses

-buy a gift card for the holidays

-fill your tank with gas from a local station

-meet your partner for a drink at the end of the day

-buy some groceries

-set a goal for yourself to visit a different business every week

-buy a new outfit

-stock up on thank you cards

-check out the almost 200 businesses who have Nanton business licenses to see what services you might want to access (click here for a link to the listing)

When you buy local, you keep the economic engines in Nanton running. You support your neighbour and the family down the street. Support local and keep the businesses here.