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Each year, we ask readers to share the small businesses that they couldn’t do without. Here are the top picks in Greater Boston and beyond.

Marie Kondo your home (and your life) just in time for fall with these five local businesses—from school supplies to professional organizers.

The city is lucky to have many one-of-a-kind, independent stores and nonprofit shops for shoppers to choose from for the holidays.

Independent Newton shops have gift-giving covered Amazon vans are ubiquitous, but the online behemoth is not the only option for holiday shopping. In fact, where you spend your hard-earned money can make a huge difference in your community. “Spending even a small percentage of your holiday dollars strengthens our local economy (keeping 73 cents on the dollar right here in Newton) and forms a synergy which creates new jobs locally, generates economic growth within our community, inspires other...