Why Supporting Local Small Businesses Matters, Especially on Small Business Saturday
A Reflection from Tasty Table Catering
There’s a certain warmth you feel when you walk into a local shop or a family-run kitchen—something you can’t quite name, but you know it when you feel it. It’s the smell of bread cooling on a rack, the sound of a bell over the door, the sight of someone pouring their heart into their work. It’s stepping into a story: someone’s long nights, someone’s risk, someone’s hope for their family.
That’s what Small Business Saturday celebrates.
It’s not really about shopping at all.
It’s about seeing the people behind the places we love and remembering how much they matter.
At Tasty Table, this is what The Table blog has always been about. A table is more than wood and legs. It’s where a community forms. Families gather. Friends linger. A shared meal becomes a shared moment. Small businesses are the same way—they are the tables of our towns, quietly holding so much of the life that happens around them.
Small Businesses Build More Than an Economy They Build a Community
When you support a small business, you’re doing something far bigger than making a purchase. You’re encouraging someone’s dream. You’re helping parents provide for their kids. You’re giving young cooks and bakers and baristas a chance to grow their craft. You’re keeping your community’s personality alive.
We see it daily in our own kitchen.
Tasty Table started as a small, family-run catering company rooted in one simple belief: food should be made with intention and shared with the people you love. Every dish, every event, every holiday order keeps that belief alive.
Local Businesses Keep Towns Strong
It’s often said that when you spend a dollar at a small business, most of it stays right in your community supporting schools, first responders, parks, and future entrepreneurs. But beyond the numbers is something even more important:
Small businesses create belonging.
When you picture Woodbury, Malvern, Berwyn, the Main Line, Collingswood, Haddonfield—you don’t picture big-box stores. You picture places that feel like home:
The neighborhood deli—Neo Deli—sending out fresh food from right here in Berwyn.
The local boutique where the owner knows your style—ThruDaShade
Dana Everwine Events, bringing beauty and flowers to life’s celebrations.
Boho House Hair Salon, where you always run into someone you know.
And yes—your local catering kitchen: Tasty Table Catering
These places matter because they belong to the people who live here. And when they thrive, our towns thrive.
From Our Table: Why This Matters to Us
At The Table, we share stories of food, family, and hospitality—not because they’re pretty, but because they’re real. We talk about our own family traditions, our kids helping in the kitchen, recipes passed through generations, and the joy of being part of someone’s wedding, baby shower, or holiday meal.
We’ve learned something simple through it all:
Small businesses don’t just serve a community—they are the community.
From Our Table to Yours—Thank You
To everyone who has supported Tasty Table Catering—whether through a Thanksgiving order, a wedding meal, a business lunch, or even simply cheering us on—we are truly grateful. Small Business Saturday reminds us that we’re only here because of you.
This year, we hope you’ll join us in supporting the incredible local businesses around you. Their stories matter. Their work matters. And together, we can keep our communities vibrant, personal, and full of life.
Because at the end of the day, community begins around the table—and small businesses help set it.