Small business owners in the Ozarks rely on sales from this weekend to keep their doors open [Video]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—Locally owned businesses in Springfield are seeing a lot more customers than usual this weekend, with Black Friday and Small Business Saturday.

“Today was really busy. We had a really long line out the door this morning, which was fun to see. People said that they were here at 3:30 or 4 in the morning, which was crazy,” said Morgan Davis with Clothe Boutique.

“I think we’ve definitely seen triple digits today, which I think is pretty cool because that’s not something I see on an average day,” said Austen Boutique Owner C.J. Gahr.

Black Friday Shopper Vivian Cornell comes to Springfield from Iowa every year to spend time with family and grab some good deals.

“We do online shopping, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, whole nine yards,” Cornell said. “We get the essentials: clothes, clothes, and some shoes maybe!”

Everywhere you look around town, there are plenty of …