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Shop & Dine In The 49 for Small Business Saturday

By BY Nuala Sawyer • November 26, 2016 12:00 am
(Cindy Chew/S.F.Examiner)
(Cindy Chew/S.F.Examiner)

Small Business Saturday is here, and San Francisco residents and visitors are encouraged to visit one of the City’s 45,000 small businesses to support the local economy. According to the Shop & Dine In The 49 website, small San Francisco businesses employ over 326,000 local residents, and a one percent increase in shopping at local businesses would generate $100 million for the San Francisco economy.

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