On Buffalo's west side, you can travel all over the world without even leaving Grant Street. West Side Bazaar is home to nine restaurants and six retail businesses, all owned and operated by refugees.
The bazaar opened in 2011, and moved to their current location six years ago. In that time, more than a dozen businesses were able to grow and expand to their own store front.
"There is Global Villages and Global Chic up the street. There's a tailor a few blocks north of us called Unity Tradition Cloth, she also came from this space as well," said Bob Doyle, the manager of West Side Bazaar.
Doyle says here, if refugees have never had any business experience, they can try something new.
"I think it's important to give people an opportunity to test out their business and really grow their business in an environment like this where they can learn from each other," Doyle said.
As it does for many, Small Business Saturday can bring in more revenue, and turn new customers, into repeat ones.
Raine Manuel came from Burma and opened her business at the West Side Bazaar in 2015. She looks forward to Small Business Saturday all year long.
"A lot of people come everyday day by day, but especially people coming and walking around and seeing, and people when they have come before, yes they have the specials and international clothing and jewelry. They come and see us and they stop by and they have interest in our bazaar so that's why this day is very important for all of us," said Manuel, a partner of Zigma Naturals.
Zelalam Gemmed opened one of the the first Ethiopian restaurants in the city at West Side Bazaar in 2014. She says the support for local businesses not only benefits the owners, but the community as a whole.
"When we started up this business for the first time, Grant Street didn't have much business, now, if you see from here up to Amherst Street most of the majority business owners are refugees," said Gemmeda, owner of Abyssinia Ethiopian Cuisine.
Gemmed's goal is to not just expand her business, but open multiple locations. Along the way, she wants to show other refugees how to run a business.
"And I'm going to include more Ethiopian people in this business. I mean I'm planning to open different areas coordinating with other Ethiopian people in this business," said Gemmed.
Starting a business, especially in a new country, isn't the easiest task, but with the support of a community, they're able to be successful.
"I think it just shows what a lot of our clients have been through and what a lot of them can do. Most of the people were not business owners back home but it gives people another option and another path after resettlement to say this is something I've always wanted to do, let me take a chance on this and really give it a shot and really kind of shows that American dream," said Doyle.