ALBANY, GA --
The Small Business Resource Committee, held a business expo Thursday night encouraging local businesses to network with one another.

Chairman Bil Sadler says this event is something that needed to happen.

"When businesses work together it helps the economy move and Albany desperately needs help with our economy and this is just one way we felt we could do it successfully, and it's working," said Sadler.

With so many local businesses shutting their doors recently, Sadler is hopeful that this event will encourage growth and friendship between the different stores.