Western Washington businesses rely on Small Business Saturday for post-storm recovery

WASHINGTON STATE — For many businesses in hard-hit western Washington towns, ‘shopping local’ will mean much more after the Bomb Cyclone tore through the region.

This year’s Small Business Saturday will be the most impactful in recent memory.

Take a drive around Issaquah, and you will still see downed trees. ‘Hammond Ashley Violins’ is still working to come back from significant tree damage to its building.

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Nearby at the restaurant ‘The Well & Table,’ the lights are back on, and the servers are once again taking orders, but not before removing a tree that had fallen on the building.

Owner Jaynie Wetherbee told KOMO News, “We had cleanup and prep work to do. It takes time to rebuild your menu back up again. Especially from scratch when everything essentially had to have been thrown away.”

It was nearly a week without power for most businesses in town. Wetherbee said during that time, they lost vital sales. This Small Business Saturday is a chance to catch up. “Restaurants run on very tight profit margins. Five days of lost revenue definitely has a financial impact on the business,” she said.

Business owners in affected towns welcome the continued community support.

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In addition to Saturday’s event, the city of Issaquah has complied information for businesses: Click here to access the business resource page.