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Small businesses have a novel appeal to them. They are not simply a big brand store looking to sell you a product. They are the way your parent, neighbor, or friend may make a living. They provide a more personal and hands-on customer service experience, helping to answer your questions quickly and directly, while also working with you to help provide exactly what you need. This direct customer service helps to develop trust between consumer and owner; something that you could not get from a larger retailer[1].

The benefit for shopping small is also mutual support. When you shop from a small business, it profits the community. Small businesses are a source of local jobs. In fact, ⅔ of new jobs created in the United States are from small businesses[3]. For many of us, including myself, our very first job was with a small business. The dream of one entrepreneur then goes to help and provide for the goals of another. Along with providing jobs, money that is spent at a small, local business is money that stays within the community.

According to a Civics Economic Study in Grand Rapids, Michigan, if you spend $100 at a small business, $68 stays in the local economy. Compare this to spending at a large retail chain, and you will find that only $43 stays within the local community[6]. Small business owners, a little over 90% of them, are also more involved with the community, volunteering and donating to local events and even operating as members of the city board or local government[2].

Additionally, small businesses add a vibrant and diverse nature to their community. Imagine if all your neighborhood restaurants, salons, pet stores, bakeries, and clothing shops suddenly disappeared? Your city would be empty and dull, and you would have to make much farther and inconvenient trips for your goods. Then, if you are looking for something in particular, you might have to deal with the wait and shipping costs of online shopping. Which can be helpful, but is not always really fun or convenient.

Small Businesses Value Community

Small businesses not only add to a community but shape it. The American Dream is founded on the backs of small business owners. With so many different people migrating to America and out west, we saw whole towns grow. Places like Little Tokyo in Los Angeles and Little Italy in San Diego have been defined by their cultural businesses that bring bits of the world next door. Small businesses can also be niche and specialty shops, like the Halloween Club where we offer goods that cannot be found commonly elsewhere. A selective and more targeted collection of merchandise could ease those looking to find particular goods that cannot be found anywhere else[4].

Furthermore, small businesses can aid in providing goods to unique and underrepresented groups. Take our own Halloween club. Open year-round, it provides spooky goods to enthusiasts at any time. It is unlike most places and thrives from a community of kindred spirits who wanna celebrate Halloween every day. I mean, where else could you grab your special effects makeup or gothic robe in the middle of January?

Aside from just morbid interest alone, there are also events going on all year round that may require a costume or two for the common individual. If you need a Santa suit for Christmas, a mask for Mardi Gras, or materials to help build your cosplay for the next convention, Halloween Club has its doors open. From fangs and colorful wigs to decorative furnishings and nerdy accessories, Halloween Club has a little something for everyone.

Without this fun and macabre community, Halloween Club would be a much lesser and temporary shop. Due to the love and support from customers, Halloween Club remains after 30 years as a recognizable fixture to all those who dwell in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas. Spook Show further embodies this eerie community by allowing other small business owners to display their wares and connect with new customers with their own personal novelties and delights. It is a chance to step away from the shadows and bring to light their peculiar and wondrous brand. All kinds can be seen at spook show, from crimson-soaked gore to the beautiful and gothic, there proves to be a little something for everybody and spirit to enjoy.

Join Us and Celebrate with Kindred Spirits

Halloween is a beloved holiday for many, and maybe our seasonal tastes are a bit out of the ordinary, but there's nothing wrong with indulging yourself and fulfilling your inner scream queen or horror fanatic By shopping small at businesses like Halloween Club, you may find some fantastic treasures, and you'll also be doing some good.