United States Senator Kay R. Hagan (NC) is promoting Small Business Saturday in public service announcements (PSA) broadcast on the radio across North Carolina. Hagan has teamed up with over 200 Small Business Saturday Coalition Organizations, including Chambers of Commerce, to promote the 2nd Annual Small Business Saturday. Similar to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the Saturday after Thanksgiving is dedicated to supporting small businesses on the busiest shopping weekend of the year.

"I encourage all North Carolinians to shop at our local small businesses," said Hagan, a member of the Senate Small Business Committee. "My number one priority is jobs, and in North Carolina our small businesses represent more than 98 percent of North Carolina's private sector employers. Small Business Saturday is great opportunity to support our local businesses, economic recovery and job growth."

"Small businesses are not only an integral part of ourstate's economy, but they also embody the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit that makes North Carolina unique. Small businesses employ nearly half of North Carolina's workforce and are the engine behind economic recovery and job creation," says Lew Ebert, President and CEO, North Carolina Chamber. "On behalf of the 1.26 million employees of our member companies, the North Carolina Chamber supports Small Business Saturday and encourages everyone to shop local on November 26."

Read the script of the PSA below.

Hello, I am Senator Kay Hagan and I want to encourage all North Carolinians to shop at small businesses on Saturday, November 26, in celebration of Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday gives us the opportunity to support the small, independently owned businesses that keep our economy running and sustain local communities across America. As a member of the Senate Small Business Committee I know that our small businesses are the key to getting our economy back on track. So come on down to Main Street and support your local small businesses.

The PSA is running twice a day from Nov. 14 through the 26 on the following stations:

Station Market
WEND-FM Charlotte
WHQC-FM Charlotte
WLYT-FM Charlotte
WEND-FM Greensboro-High Point
WMKS-FM Greensboro-High Point
WTQR-FM Greensboro-High Point
WKSF-FM Greenville-Sprtnbrg-Ashvl-Andrsn
WMYI-FM Greenville-Sprtnbrg-Ashvl-Andrsn
WQNQ-FM Greenville-Sprtnbrg-Ashvl-Andrsn
WKSL-FM Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville