Small Business

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Small Business
Local love: NOOGAtoday’s guide to reader-recommended small businesses
Put your money where your community is and help us create a guide to small businesses by submitting your favorite local spots and sharing this page with a friend.
February 17, 2026 03:52 PM
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Laura Figi
NOOGAtoday | Mosaic
City
Small Business Week: Chattanooga businesses everyone should know about
We’re spreading the local love with these small business recommendations from 15 Chattanooga entrepreneurs.
May 6, 2025
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Kristen Templeton
NOOGAtoday | Scenic City Clay Arts
City
Small Business Week: What makes Chattanooga’s small business scene special?
We asked the question, and small business owners across Chattanooga answered.
May 5, 2025
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Kristen Templeton
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City
Small Business Week has arrived in Chattanooga
Join us at NOOGAtoday in celebrating small businesses from Sunday, May 4 to Saturday, May 10.
May 2, 2025
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Kristen Templeton
NOOGAtoday | Chalk Alley
Culture
Frazier Festival coming to Chattanooga’s NorthShore
Head to the inaugural Frazier Festival on Saturday, May 3 for a celebration of community, creativity, and commerce.
April 28, 2025
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Kristen Templeton
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Business
An update on the kombucha scene in Chattanooga
Looking for locally-made kombucha? Keep reading to meet who’s taking over the industry in the Scenic City.
April 11, 2025
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Haley Bartlett
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Culture
Plan Ahead: The Chattanooga Market’s 2025 season
The beloved Sunday market is gearing up for its opening weekend this spring — here are the biggest events you don’t want to miss this season.
April 9, 2025
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Haley Bartlett
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Music
Record Store Day is vinyl-ly here in Chattanooga
It’s time to hit play because we’re spinning some tracks on where to get the best deals on Record Store Day around the Scenic City.
April 9, 2025
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Haley Bartlett
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Travel and Outdoors
How Alter Eco Farms is fixing Chattanooga’s soil
Find out how a local farm is reintroducing biodiversity back into soil + how you can help your own gardens and farms.
April 7, 2025
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Haley Bartlett
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Here are some ways to give back locally during this national day of giving.
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Business
Our Chattanooga-based Small Business Saturday shopping picks
The 16th annual edition of Small Business Saturday falls on November 29 — the perfect time to help you add a local sparkle into your holiday shopping.
November 26, 2025
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Sarah Dickson
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From choose-and-cut farms to festive pop-up lots, here’s where you can find the perfect tree this holiday season.
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Where did Chattanoogans shop in the 1950s?
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November 21, 2025
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Culture
Festive Forest returning to downtown Chattanooga
Miller Park is about to become a winter wonderland.
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