Celebrating the Businesses that Keep Michigan Thriving on Small Business Saturday 

From expanding the transformational Brownfield Plan program and significantly increasing Michigan’s match for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit to helping lower property taxes for small businesses and update business improvement zones, our senators are committed to fostering a vibrant economic landscape that supports small businesses across the state. 

This Small Business Saturday, let’s celebrate the passion, resilience, and dedication of small business owners by choosing to shop local. Whether it’s grabbing a cup of coffee at your favorite neighborhood café, picking up unique finds at a local clothing store, or indulging in treats from a family-owned candy shop, every dollar spent at a small business strengthens our communities. Together, we can ensure small businesses can continue to thrive in Michigan for generations to come. 

Want to see how your Senators are celebrating Small Business Saturday and shopping local this year? Find out below! 

Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks  

The Bitter End Coffee House opened in 2000 and has been serving coffee to the Grand Rapids community twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week ever since.  

“It’s such a cool vibe! It is in a 120-year-old bank building on the original Western boundary of the city of Grand Rapids: high tin ceilings, porcelain tile floors, dark oak woodwork…And a great latte.” — Leader Brinks