BUDA — City of Buda Community Relations and Destination Services Director Lysa Gonzalez gave a presentation to Buda City Council members regarding 2024 holiday events at its Nov. 19 meeting. Several holiday-themed proclamations were given, as well. The Hays County Food Bank’s Turkeys Tackling Hunger...

The holiday season is around the corner, and small businesses everywhere have been pivoting to serve a post-COVID shopping landscape. As consumers are poised to return to brick-and-mortar stores in force this holiday selling season, local mom-and-pop shops, restaurants and service providers can maxi...

BUDA – Small Business Saturday has been a long-standing tradition in Buda, kicking-off the holiday shopping season for gift-givers. Each year, the community shows its support for local businesses, neighbors and friends by shopping with Buda businesses and attending festive events complete with hot c...

The holiday shopping season is upon us. Saturday is Small Business Saturday and the city of Buda is a perfect place to take advantage of shopping and dining specials. The Buda Economic Development Corporation, Buda Main Street Program, Downtown Buda Merchants Group, city of Buda Tourism Department a...

mall Business Saturday is one of the lesser known shopping holidays falling between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. First created in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday gives local communities the opportunity to support their local businesses and promote commerce in their own backyard. ...

ith the Thanksgiving holiday hitting this week, local businesses in the area prepare for the coming of Small Business Saturday.  Wedged between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday promotes local businesses and encourages shoppers to spend their money locally during one of the busi...

Small business is life for Wimberley resident and Dovetails owner Sheri Fowlie. Having grown up in a family that owned a small business in Maine, Fowlie believes small, local business is the “heartbeat of America.” As Small Business Saturday (SBS) approaches on Nov. 26,   Fowlie and many others cont...

By Kim Hilsenbeck The so-called official start of the holiday shopping season is typically Black Friday. But a new trend is making its way into the vernacular of American shoppers: Small Business Saturday. Started by credit card company American Express, the movement was a way to promote local retai...

By Kim Hilsenbeck Big box stores get a lot of attention – and customers – during the holiday season. But Small Business Saturday (SBS), scheduled for Nov. 29, aims to shift some of that focus to local businesses, including so-called ‘mom and pop’ shops. Diana Blank-Torres, Kyle’s director of economi...