25 support small business quotes to inspire you (2025)

30 quotes about supporting small businesses

1. A small business is an amazing way to serve and leave an impact on the world you live in. – Nicole Snow

2. A big business starts small. – Richard Branson

3. When you support a small business, you support a dream. – Anonymus

4. “When you support small business, you’re empowering local dreams, not corporate giants.” – Unknown

5. Supporting another person’s success won’t ever damper yours. – Anonymus

6. When you buy from a small business, an actual person does a little happy dance. – Anonymus

7. If each of us spent $100 a year more on supporting local businesses instead of chain stores, it would put an extra $3 million a year into our economy, not only that but it would create thousands more jobs. – Anonymus

8. When you buy from a small business you’re not helping a CEO buy a third vacation home. You are helping a little girl get dance lessons, a little boy his team jersey, a mom put food on the table, a dad pay a mortgage or a student pay for college. – Anonymus

9.  Every small purchase makes a big difference. – Anonymus

10. Support your friend’s business and progression like you support the celebrities that you actually don’t know. – Anonymus

11. You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy local and that’s kind of the same. – Anonymus

12. When you support a small business, you support a dream. – Anonymus

13. Support your friends. Don’t ask for free stuff, pay for it. Go to their shows, be the first to buy their products and promote their ideas. – Anonymus

15. When you buy something made by a person, there is something special there, and you feel it. The consciousness with which a thing is made is often more important than the thing itself. – J. Donald Walters

16. Today we celebrate side hustles that became main hustles, dreamers that became doers, maxed out credit cards that became thriving businesses, big fails that became big wins, and individuals with ideas that became teams with visions. – Anonymus

17. “A small purchase can create a ripple effect of positive change in someone’s life.” – Unknown

18. The best compliment you can give is a referral. – Anonymus

19. If we want to have these amazing small businesses, we need to actively seek out and support those who put their necks on the line to chase down a dream. Sometimes it may be a bit faster to zip through the drive-through line, but I can almost guarantee that the personal service and higher quality product will be worth the extra minute it may take. It could be a lasting relationship that holds more value in the long run. – Branch Street Coffee Roasters

20. We need to keep our small businesses healthy in order to keep our economy strong.  – Keith Haynes

21. Celebrity makes $80+ million a year, you will never meet them. You pay them full price or extra for what they sell. A small business owner makes $25K – $100K a year, they live next door, and you want a discount. – Anonymus

22. Small businesses provide the feeling that a real person is behind it all, someone who cares more about giving us a quality product or service, over just taking our hard-earned dollars. – Annia Bukhman

23. “Every purchase from a small business fuels a family, strengthens a community, and builds a brighter future.” – Unknown

Conclusion

When you get right down to it, small businesses are a huge part of what makes our communities special. They’re our neighbors, friends, and local partners in making our communities thrive. However, all the efforts would be pointless if the customers don’t see the importance of shopping at small, independent stores. So if you’re a customer, we hope these support small business quotes awakened something noble in you.