Editor’s note: Posts from the Community is the place for community announcements and event postings. If you have a community-oriented event you feel our readers would be interested in, please submit here. This year has been especially rough on small businesses. This holiday season, small companies need your support to make it through these uncertain times. Here are BBB’s tips on how everyone can show small businesses some love. By temporarily closing their doors, limiting capacity, or scaling back services, small businesses are helping to keep their customers and employees healthy. But the loss of income makes it tough to cover on-going expenses like rent and salaries. These tips may help your favorite businesses have the cash they need to make it through these lean times. Do you have feedback on Milwaukee NNS's reporting? Take our survey to let us know how we're doing! Practical Ways to Support Small Business: If your own wallet is feeling the pinch, here are some free ways to support small businesses. For More Information Go to BBB.org/holiday-tips for more details as well as information from BBB on how to shop safe this holiday season. For more tips and information about coronavirus, see BBB.org/coronavirus. Businesses, check out this advice for navigating the coronavirus crisis and visit BBB.org/smallbusiness. For more information or further inquiries, contact the Wisconsin BBB at www.bbb.org/wisconsin, 414-847-6000 or 1-800-273-1002. Consumers also can find more information about how to protect themselves from scams by following the Wisconsin BBB on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. ABOUT BBB: For more than 100 years, the Better Business Bureau has been helping people find businesses, brands and charities they can trust. In 2019, people turned to BBB more than 183 million times for BBB Business Profiles on more than 5.8 million businesses and Charity Reports on 11,000 charities, all available for free at bbb.org. There are local, independent BBBs across the United States, Canada and Mexico, including BBB Serving Wisconsin which was founded in 1939 and serves the state of Wisconsin.
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