We exist to honor, elevate and inspire love for Main Street businesses.
Small businesses account for 44 percent of the country’s economic activity. They create two-thirds of the nation’s net new jobs. They’re anchors of our communities, especially in the countless small and mid-size towns and cities that blanket our country.
Small business is the story of America, lived every day in shops and diners and offices, over workbenches and sales counters, in kitchens and backyards and farmers markets. And the real story is the people behind the businesses.
Those are stories we believe deserve to be told
Every Main Street business has a story. Even the ones who don’t think they do. That’s one of the things we love most about our local small businesses. Each one is unique. Each grew out of passion and entrepreneurship and the grit to do something they can call their own. The people behind these businesses strengthen the fabric of our communities. We connect with them. Get to know them.
Those are the stories that move us. And that’s why we’re celebrating them here.