{"id":64820,"date":"2025-11-29T23:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T23:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/64820\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T23:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T23:11:07","slug":"tlh-entrepreneurs-celebrate-small-business-saturday-with-appreciation-for-community-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/64820\/","title":{"rendered":"TLH entrepreneurs celebrate Small Business Saturday with appreciation for community support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; After many people shopped for deals on Black Friday, entrepreneurs in the capital city are celebrating Small Business Saturday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Li Simmons, owner of Hard Velvet Handmade, said she is grateful for the community support. \u201cWhen you do support a small business, you\u2019re supporting a family &#8211; my family for sure,\u201d Simmons said. \u201cIt actually means a lot to me.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Simmons has owned her natural skincare and wellness business for the past 10 years, and she said she appreciates people who choose to shop local. \u201cIt\u2019s reassuring and exciting to know people trust me with their skincare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Andrea Williams and her sister, Toni, specialize in large-scale, handmade wreaths. Williams said they are carrying on the traditions of their mother, who also enjoyed making crafts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe grew up around it,\u201d Williams said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She said it\u2019s a special feeling to see people supporting Small Business Saturday and their crafts. \u201cIt makes us keep going,\u201d Williams said. \u201cIt feels that you took a little bit of our love into your home and what we put into it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She also said shopping with small business owners puts money back into the local economy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cKeep funding our local community,\u201d Williams said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Both Williams and Simmons were vendors at the Downtown Tallahassee Market. 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