small businesses

“Black Friday” is one of, if not the, busiest shopping day of the year in most places. The smaller local shops of Ocean Beach though may be starting at a deficit since the pier closed, NBC 7’s Dave Summers reports.

NBC 7’s Dave Summers checks in with business owners in Ocean Beach during Black Friday to see how the pier’s closure is or isn’t impacting their business.

Black Friday may be over but Small Business Saturday is here to continue the discounts for shoppers who support local businesses.

On the first of the month, Gov. Newsom proclaimed May 2024 “Small Business Month” in the state. As for the City of San Diego, they’re offering thousands of dollars to small businesses through various programs.

The city is offering thousands of dollars to small businesses through its programs. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry has the details. 

Some small business owners are speaking out against a “recent ban” on hosting public events on San Diego beaches. However, the City of San Diego said there is no ban, but there is a decades-old law that prohibits these kinds of events.

Some San Diego businesses have built themselves on the sand of our beaches. Now, the city is cracking down — saying they can’t operate on the beach. But as one business owner told NBC 7’s Adonis Albright – that hasn’t always been the case.

The City of San Diego is revisiting existing regulations that prevent private events, like luxury pop-up picnics, from happening on city beaches and limits where they can be held off-sand.

San Diego city leaders are revising laws that apply to event-hosting businesses. This means you might be seeing less private picnics and parties on the sand. NBC 7’s Dana Williams reports.

If supporting small businesses is your goal for 2024 we’ve got you covered. From sunglasses to kitchenware, California Live’s Amber Pfister goes inside ‘The OC Mix’ in Costa Mesa, which offers an eclectic curation of boutique shops & trendy small businesses that make shopping small fun!

NBC 7’s Adonis Albright shows us how people came out to support mom and pop shops in San Diego County and the impact it can have on you.