November 3, 2024

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Take part in Tiny Business enterprise Week by applying the hashtag #IBuyDCChallenge | WDVM25 & DCW50

WASHINGTON (WDVM) — This 7 days is Small Business Week in D.C., hosted by the Division of Modest & Neighborhood Enterprise Enhancement. There are 73,000 small firms in the District, and the DSLBD is complicated shoppers to purchase nearby by its #IBuyDCChallenge. 

If you stop by a tiny enterprise this week (or any time of the 12 months), get a image of oneself or the solution and post it on social media. Use the hashtag #IBuyDCChallenge and problem a friend or loved ones member to do the identical. 

D.C. has participated in Compact Business enterprise 7 days for a though, but DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield states small businesses need the foot website traffic this year extra than at any time before. 

“Local companies are invested in the community financial state. Regional firms employ the service of community individuals and regional firms give back again to all those community economies,” she stated. “They keep below and they dig roots here.” 

On Monday, Whitfield frequented Steadfast Provide, a retail retailer that sells unbiased models by local designers. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio will also be building stops this week.

If you are not cozy with purchasing in particular person very nevertheless, Whitfield encourages consumers to consider edge of curbside pickup or to shop on the internet.