Small Business Saturday

Latest News Update About Small Business Saturday: Do you own a small business? Have you ever had one? You know that special feeling of lock if the last customer leaves and the transport of the first order of the day? It is easy to love the small and medium enterprises. They are happy, hardworking, a feature of American life. An image of hard work by a few runs from his garage (who knows, maybe Apple’s next!) Is almost irresistible to me. I will send U.S. dollars by small and medium enterprises, if possible.

Saturday is the Small Business Saturday, American Express, sponsored this post so we can spread the idea of finding and supporting our favorite independent stores this weekend. Which I think is pretty damn good. To show my support, I plan to wake up bright and early Saturday and head straight to DuffeyRoll Cafe, where I immediately purchased two dozen of my favorite (and very local) to power my cinnamon roll day shopping. What you want to support small businesses?

American Express Small Business said Saturday no boycott against the majors.

Saturday Small Business recognizes the importance of small businesses in the global economy and communities, “said American Express website.” It is one day to support small, independent owned businesses can not live without them. ”

According to Civic Economics for every $ 100 spent on local small and medium $ 68 back to the community. Return on investment is a win-win situation. Small businesses also half of all jobs in the private sector, accounting for 97 percent of all employer firms, according to the Small Business Administration. Approximately 60 to 80 percent of jobs per year over the last ten years due to small and medium enterprises.

American Express Card offers its members a $ 25 statement credit for the purchase of $ 25 to locally owned independent small businesses that accept credit cards on November 27 to accept the offer to redeem the card register here.

You can support the program to shop in small local companies and the like on Facebook here. Shout out their favorite local shops and restaurants on Facebook and Twitter and distributing local store.

Small businesses can download campaign materials and social media tools, as well subscribe to $ 100 Facebook advertising credit to promote Small Business received Saturday.

There are many ways you can sponsor a local independent small business owners, such as having dinner at a local company or give a part of your Christmas gift budget to spend on local SMEs.