RADFORD – The Radford City Council recently passed a proclamation in support of Small Business Saturday, which is commemorated each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and the day after Black Friday.
The proclamation reads, in part:
The City of Radford celebrates our local small businesses and the contributions they make to our local economy and community; and Radford is a vibrant community with a business sector that includes several locally owned small businesses.
Small businesses are a vital component of the Radford economy by creating quality jobs for our residents, engaging philanthropic and civic concerns, helping to preserve key business corridors, and improving quality of life for our citizens. The City of Radford values local small businesses and celebrates the diversity of goods and services they provide and the contributions they make to our community.
Radford supports our local businesses that create jobs, boost our local economy and preserve our communities.
A significant amount of commerce across the United States is conducted around the Thanksgiving holiday; and advocacy groups, as well as public and private organizations, across the country have endorsed the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday. Residents of Radford are being asked to support local small businesses on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 and throughout the year, as a way to boost the local economy and strengthen Radford’s small business community. The City of Radford urges the residents of our community, and communities across the country, to support small businesses and merchants on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.
