Have you ever wanted to support small business and didn’t know which businesses would have what you want/need?
That was us.
We knew there had to be a better way to find the small businesses with the [you name it].
How could I find this thing fast and at a small business? I usually couldn’t…
Now, I have Small FinderTM.
Big businesses have more advantages…what do small businesses have?
Now, they have Small Finder.
I heart small with Small Finder.
Small Finder connects me and my money to my community.
RichardsonCreatives LLC, makers of Small Finder, is a husband and wife partnership of Breanna and Boone Richardson.
They like to take creative approaches to solve problems while making beautiful and functional products.
Studies show the power of supporting locally owned and independent businesses to the health of communities.
The economic effect is called the “local multiplier effect” or “compounding effect.”
Small independent businesses generate more than 3 times as much money per dollar of sales to the local economy than chain competitors.
$100 spent at a locally-owned store puts $45 back into the local economy whereas only $13 of $100 spent at a chain store stays in the local economy.1
Let’s create a cycle of local growth and prosperity together.
We aim to shift at least 10% of consumer spending from chains and big businesses to locally-owned small businesses.
That’s asking you to shop at a locally-owned small business for at least 1 of your next 10 shopping trips.
Check some of the studies out yourself:
- LiveableCity Austin, & Civic Economics. (2022, December). Economic Impact Analysis: A Case Study Local Merchants vs. Chain Retailers. LandWatch. Retrieved October 28, 2025, from https://landwatch.org/pages/issuesactions/salinasgp/AustinReport.pdf
2. Michigan State University, & Capital Area Local First. (2010, September). Why Buy Local? An Assessment of the Economic Advantages of Shopping at Locally Owned Businesses. Michigan State University Center for Community and Economic Development. Retrieved October 28, 2025 from https://ced.msu.edu/upload/reports/why%20buy%20local.pdfttps://ced.msu.edu/upload/reports/why%20buy%20local.pdf
3. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. (2013, August). Locally Owned: Do Local Business Ownership and Size Matter for Local Economic Well-being?. Cameo Network. Retrieved October 28, 2025, from https://cameonetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Local-Ownership-and-Ec-Well-Being.pdf
Small Business Memberships
Get listed today!
FAQs
Is Small Finder available on both Android and Apple?
The app will be coming out soon for all devices!
What is a “small” business?
For inclusion on our Small Finder app, we’re basing the definition of “small” business on the standards for limited number of affiliates, employees, and annual receipts (gross income) used by the United States’ Small Business Administration (Title 13 Part 121 of the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations). Per the SBA website, “You can find out if your business qualifies as small by using the size standards tool, or by referencing SBA’s table of small business size standards. Both the tool and the table help you find the small business classification requirements according to individual NAICS codes.”
Will the app cost anything to use?
No. The app is free to use/search. No advertisements.
Businesses must have a paid membership to be listed on the app.
Can I nominate my favorite small businesses?
Yes! Send us an email or use our contact form to let us know! We can reach out to them about your nomination.
Or you can ask your small business directly if they’d participate in Small Finder!
Coming Soon: Small Finder App Release!
- Find what you need.
- Support small businesses.
- Support your community.
- LINKS below not yet working…app is in development!
