nicole rutherford - owner, nicole & dime designs take nicole rutherford, of nicole and dime designs... her business lives online, too. that's the real estate she believes every business is moving to. "everybody's got an iphone, everybody's got an ipad. everyone wants to just buy their christmas presents from their couch. i know i'm buying all my kids' christmas presents on amazon prime, so, it's an easy way for people to shop and get those deals." nicole rutherford - owner, nicole & dime designs but rutherford admits, a physical presence has its perks.... for small online businesses, she get people to know you exist. "there's definitely a challenge, and it takes a couple of years to really sort of build that business, and get that momentum going. i definitely was not able to start with just a website, and hope that traffic...that has only come after places like this. having something like market day to showcase my work, get my name out there, have people recognize me and my work, and then they can go to my website and find things." nicole rutherford - owner, nicole & dime designs not

nicole rutherford - owner, nicole & dime designs take nicole rutherford, of nicole and dime designs... her business lives online, too. that's the real estate she believes every business is moving to. "everybody's got an iphone, everybody's got an ipad. everyone wants to just buy their christmas presents from their couch. i know i'm buying all my kids' christmas presents on amazon prime, so, it's an easy way for people to shop and get those deals." nicole rutherford - owner, nicole & dime designs but rutherford admits, a physical presence has its perks.... for small online businesses, she says you still have to somehow get people to know you exist. "there's definitely a challenge, and it takes a couple of years to really sort of build that business, and get that momentum going. i definitely was not able to start with just a website, and hope that traffic...that has only come after places like this. having something like market day to showcase my work, get my name out there, have people recognize me and my work, and then they can go to my website and find things." not just collecting ca

nicole rutherford - owner, nicole & dime designs handmade crafts and clothing made up the inventory at market day at capitol square in des moines. more than 50-vendors took part... and for some it was a first. most of the small businesses sell exclusively online rather than at a physical location. "i've never sold somewhere in person in des moines, so i'm trying to get more people to get to know my brand and what i do with it." alexandra bandow - owner, wolf toof clothing you can continue to shop local tomorrow... stores in the east village in des moines.. and valley junction in west des moines are holding special hours tomorrow for small business saturday. judging by how many people used their debit cards today... black friday sales could be huge... according to "shazam" transaction volume was up about ten percent today compared to last year. thansaction volume actually peaked during the noon hour as shoppers took a break for lunch. between 6-a-m and noon average purchases ranged from 25-to-36 dollars. this year shoppers are finding plenty of savings at the gas pump... a little later.

nicole rutherford - owner, nicole & dime designs handmade crafts and clothing made up the inventory at "market day" in des moines. more than 50-vendors took part... and for some it was a first. most of the small businesses only sell their goods online rather than at a physical location. if you did not get a chance to check out the small businesses today... tomorrow is small business saturday... the des moines metro has several retail districts that offer unique small businesses. some of those areas include the east village, valley junction and west glen town center... many stores in those shopping districts are holding their own special sales. in valley junction, the first 4 - hundred shoppers to stop at historic city hall, beginning at 10 a-m, will receive a free "small business saturday" reusable bag. meanwhile the shops at roosevelt is sponsoring a shop crawl, and many of the shops there will offer wine, cider and snacks... many people may be thing black friday shopping is money maker for the state.. but another driving force -- is the arts according to a new economic impact study b