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Support local businesses during National Small Business Week

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Anna Longworth-Singer

Small Business Development Center here in Champaign County is a great resource for businesses to utilize, offering training events, programs to help make your business successful, advising, and more. In a couple of weeks, they’ll be celebrating National Small Business Week locally, offering a variety of in-person and virtual events for those interested. Plus, they’re all free.

If you’re all about supporting local, here’s an opportunity to make it a little more deliberate during this special celebratory week, April 28th through May 4th. Take a look back at our guide to shopping local from last holiday season if you’re looking for some inspiration, though these products might not be the same, the idea of shopping local is there. If you’re looking for help from the business side of things, you should reach out to the SBDC to see how they can help you.

Executive Editor

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