Taylor. McKenna. Small Business Week is a national celebration, but it's especially big here in Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, 2.6 million people will be employed in small businesses in Pennsylvania in 2022, representing just under half of the state's total workforce. The administration also reported that in 2022, there were 1.1 million small businesses across Pennsylvania, accounting for 99.6% of all businesses in the state. Today I visited Susquehanna Glass Company, which is celebrating its 114th year here in Lancaster County. The president spoke about the impact businesses have on communities. We are embedded in this community. Half of my employees, he's been working for me for 10, 15 years, and almost half of my employees are within walking distance, and in fact, many of them walk to work. Well, if you were to go through Columbia and stop someone, within three to five minutes you would find out that someone used to work at the Susquehanna Glass Company. If they don't work or someone in their family has never worked here. That's what it is, that's history. This business specializes in customized glassware and a variety of other barware items and gifts. Small Business Week continues until Saturday, May 4th. We'll tell you how shopping small can help this business and others in Sask. on News 8 at 10 and 11 a.m.
National Small Business Week starts on Sunday
Updated: April 28, 2024 9:16 PM EDT
Sunday officially marks the beginning of Small Business Week, and businesses around the Susquehanna Valley are preparing to celebrate. Small Business Week is a national celebration, but it's especially big in Pennsylvania. According to a 2002 U.S. Small Business Administration report, in 2022 there will be 1.6 million small businesses in Pennsylvania, accounting for 99.6% of all businesses in the state. The administration also reports that 2.6 million people work in Pennsylvania's small businesses. This represents just under half of the state's total workforce. Susquehanna Glass Company specializes in customized glassware, barware and gifts and has been in business for 114 years in Lancaster County. The president spoke about the impact the business has on the community. “We are embedded in this community, half of our employees have worked for me for 10 to 15 years, and almost half of our employees are within walking distance and actually walk to work. “I guarantee you that if you stop someone through Columbia, you'll know if they've ever worked for the Susquehanna Glass Company and if they don't work or someone in their family doesn't work. . '' said Walt Rowan, President of Susquehanna Glass Company. Small Business Week continues until Saturday, May 4th.
Sunday officially marks the beginning of Small Business Week, and businesses around the Susquehanna Valley are preparing to celebrate.
Small Business Week is a national celebration, but it's especially big in Pennsylvania.
The U.S. Small Business Administration reported in 2002 that there would be 1.6 million small businesses across Pennsylvania in 2022, representing 99.6% of all businesses in the state.
The administration also reported that 2.6 million people worked in Pennsylvania's small businesses. This represents just under half of the state's total workforce.
Susquehanna Glass Company specializes in customized glassware, barware and gifts and is celebrating its 114th year in business in Lancaster County. The president spoke about the impact this project will have on the local community.
“We're embedded in this community, and half of our people have worked for me for 10 to 15 years. Almost half of us live within walking distance and actually walk to work. . . . If I stop someone through Columbia, I say, “If they've ever worked at Susquehanna Glass Company, within three to five minutes, I'll tell them,'' said Susquehanna Glass Company President Walt Rowan. You know, if that person isn't working or someone in their family isn't working, that's history.” .
Small Business Week continues through Saturday, May 4th.
