On Small Business Saturday, which falls two days after Thanksgiving on Nov. 30, people are encouraged to visit their neighborhood mom-and-pop shops to promote shopping locally, rather than at major department stores or online retailers, which are usually shown much love on Friday and Monday following the holiday.

Founded in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday began to support communities after the recession. Just last year, consumers reported a whopping $17 billion spent at tiny shops, and, since its inception, Small Business Saturday has brought in a total of $201 billion in revenue.

After the COVID-19 pandemic upended mom-and-pops around the city and resulted in thousands shuttering for good, it is important — now more than ever — to shop local.

“It’s such an important part of the city, and it really, I think, is the backbone of the city,” Tiffany Keriakos, owner of the Upper East Side consignment retailer Designer Revival, told The Post, adding that there are fewer small businesses in the city as a result of various hardships like crime and COVID.

Here, The Post has rounded up some local mom-and-pops across the boroughs ahead of Small Business Saturday.

Uptown, shoppers can purchase pre-loved clothing from the Niche Shop or shop consignment at Designer Revival, which is hosting an all-day sip-and-shop event on Saturday.

“We really take pride in being a local business and being able to support our local community,” Keriakos said, emphasizing that small businesses are an asset to the city.

There’s also Mary Arnold Toys, which has been in business for almost a century and is a cornucopia of games, dolls, toys and books galore, making it the perfect pit stop when shopping for stocking stuffers or other holiday gifts.

You can also make your Saturday a little sweeter — and boozier — at Spoonable Spirits, a business dedicated to alcohol-infused pudding and jellos.

And, down the street, crafty consumers itching for a new project can stop by Rita’s Needlepoint, founded in 1973 by Rita Klein, who set up shop in the Big Apple after moving from Paris. Although she retired in 2019, the store still serves the artistic community on the UES.

The Niche Shop: 311 E. 81st St., http://thenicheshop.co/

Designer Revival: 324 E. 81st St., https://www.designerrevival.com/

Mary Arnold Toys: 1178 Lexington Ave., http://www.maryarnoldtoys.com/

Designer Revival: 324 E. 81st St., https://www.designerrevival.com/

Rita’s Needlepoint: 303 E. 81st St., https://www.ritasneedlepoint.com/

Head south to satiate your sweet tooth at the legendary Economy Candy, a NYC mainstay since 1937, and satisfy your inner bookworm by purchasing a new novel from Sweet Pickle Books — a store overflowing with used books that slyly sells both of the goodies that make up its name. If you’re hankering for something salty and savory, donate a tome from your personal library in exchange for — you guessed it — pickles.

Down the block, there’s November 19, a home goods and apparel store, or the boutique and studio owned and operated by Pamela Barsky, a designer known as “the original New York bag lady.” There, fashionistas can buy one of her famed, slogan-adorned pouches or totes.

Economy Candy: 108 Rivington St., https://www.economycandy.com/

Sweet Pickle Books: 47 Orchard St., http://www.sweetpicklebooks.com/

November 19: 37 Orchard St., http://www.november19market.com/

Pamela Barsky Boutique & Studio: 147 Orchard St., http://pamelabarsky.com/