Small Business Saturday is helping to highlight local businesses and encourage people to shop locally, as online shopping continues to grow and big box retailers dominate the holiday shopping season.

It's one of the busiest weekends of the year for holiday shopping, and on Saturday, the spotlight was on local mom and pop shops. Hundreds of stores across Chicago took part in Small Business Saturday.

From laundry detergent to maybe your new favorite sweater, businesses here across the east have the deals for you this Small Business Saturday. “Gives us opportunity to show Greenville what we have accomplished throughout the entire year,