Small Business Saturday, Nov 26
Transcript
Small businesses are the heartbeat of our community.
They provide jobs,
Preserve neighborhoods,
And fuel the local economy.
The shop small movement is a way for you to support these places.
Help them stay strong.
If millions of people shop small,
It will be huge.
Press & Articles (31)
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Four Holidays That Out-Glitter Xmas by $36 Billion
Forbes - December 14, 2011
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Here's How Successful Small Business Saturday Actually Was
Business Insider - December 9, 2011
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Small Business Saturday Was a 100 Million Shopper Success
Business News Daily - December 8, 2011
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Small Business Strategies: Shop 'small' this holiday season
USA Today - December 8, 2011
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Sole Proprietors Fare 23% Better than 2010 Says Outright
Market Watch - December 2, 2011
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CORRECTING and REPLACING Grouponicus Holiday Weekend Reveals Shopping Local Is the New Black (Friday)
Market Watch - November 30, 2011
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Shop 'til you drop
Forbes - November 25, 2011
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Why You Should Skip Black Friday And Shop On Small Business Saturday
OPEN Forum - November 23, 2011
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5 Benefits To Shopping On Small Business Saturday
Forbes - November 22, 2011
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Make The Most Of 'Small Business Saturday' With Social Media
Forbes - November 16, 2011
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Contest: Tell Your Story On YouTube To Google and AmEx
Business Insider - November 16, 2011
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Sustaining "Small Business Saturday" Spirit
OPEN Forum - November 14, 2011
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5 Ways To Make Small Business Saturday Work For You
OPEN Forum - November 9, 2011
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How Businesses Nationwide Are Preparing For Small Business Saturday
OPEN Forum - November 8, 2011
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Consumers Find Big Incentives to Shop SmallSMas Countdown to Small Business Saturday® Begins
Market Watch - November 7, 2011
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Atlanta: What is your 'My Business Story'?
examiner.com - November 4, 2011
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Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Joins the "Small Business Saturday" Initiative
Market Watch - November 1, 2011
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Why It Pays To Be An 'Indie' Shopper
Business Insider - October 31, 2011
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Here's hoping Small Business Saturday becomes holiday habit
USA Today - October 27, 2011
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New York's Mayor Bloomberg to Kick Off Second Annual Small Business Saturday
Business News Daily - October 26, 2011
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Mind Your Business: Occupy Small Street
Business News Daily - October 15, 2011
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Google, Twitter Join 'Small Business Saturday' Movement
Business News Daily - October 11, 2011
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Rise Above the Holiday Hoopla: Tips for Digital Retailers
Forbes - October 10, 2011
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FedEx gives consumers $1M to support the small business economy
examiner.com - October 9, 2011
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Is it Too Early to Start the 2011 Holiday Shopping Season?
PCWorld - October 7, 2011
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Small Business Saturday is November 26. Are You Ready?
Business Insider - October 7, 2011
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MilesQuest - American Express Small Business Saturday is returning
USA Today - October 7, 2011
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Digital Dynamos - Facebook, Google and Twitter - Support Small Business Saturday
AmericanExpress.com - October 6, 2011
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FedEx Pumps $1M into Small Business Economy in Support of Second Annual Small Business SaturdaySM
AmericanExpress.com - September 27, 2011
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Small Business SaturdaySM Firmly Plants Its Roots Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday
AmericanExpress.com - December 2, 2010
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Consumers Can Show Their Support for Small Business This Holiday Season on "Small Business SaturdaySM"
AmericanExpress.com - November 8, 2010
2011 Small Business Saturday Supporters
See the complete list
- 1-800-Flowers.com
- ACCION USA
- Ace Hardware
- Adams Morgan Main Street Group
- Adams Morgan Partnership BID
- Aiken Chamber of Commerce
- Alabama Farmers Market Authority
- Ambler Main Street
- American Booksellers Association
- American Made Alliance
- American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)
- AmericanStyle magazine
- AOL
- Arizona Small Business Association
- Association for Enterprise Opportunity
- Association of Small Business Development Centers
- Association of Women's Business Centers
- Astra Women's Business Alliance
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- AT&T
- Barracks Row Main Street
- Better Business Bureau
- Bing™
- Birkdale Village
- Black Business Association
- Boston Main Streets
- Bowling Properties' Association of America
- Broward County, Florida
- Business and Professional Women's Foundation
- Business Matchmaking, Inc.
- California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity (CAMEO)
- California Black Chamber of Commerce
- Canton Area Chamber of Commerce
- Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
- Center for Women & Enterprise
- Central Parking
- Central Piedmont Community College Institute for Entrepreneurship
- Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau
- Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Development and Resource Center
- Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce
- Church Street Marketplace
- City of Anchorage, Alaska
- City of Atlanta, Georgia
- City of Batesville, Mississippi
- City of Birmingham, Alabama
- City of Bozeman, Montana
- City of Bridgeport, Connecticut
- City of Charlotte, North Carolina
- City of Chicago, Illinois
- City of Colorado Springs, Colorado
- City of Columbia, South Carolina
- City of Dallas, Texas
- City of Deerfield Beach, Florida
- City of Des Moines, Iowa
- City of Detroit, Michigan
- City of Duluth, Minnesota
- City of East Peoria, Illinois
- City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
- City of Ft. Wayne, Indiana
- City of Greenwich, Connecticut
- City of Henderson, Nevada
- City of Hollywood, Florida
- City of Idaho Falls, Idaho
- City of Kirkland, Washington
- City of Laramie, Wyoming
- City of Leawood, Kansas
- City of Lincoln, Nebraska
- City of Louisville, Kentucky
- City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- City of Nashville, Tennessee
- City of New York, New York
- City of Norman, Oklahoma
- City of Orlando, Florida
- City of Orlando Main Street Program
- City of Peoria, Illinois
- City of Philadelphia Commerce Department
- City of Phoenix Community and Economic Development Department
- City of Portland, Maine
- City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- City of Salt Lake City, Utah
- City of San Francisco, California
- City of San Jose, California
- City of San Jose, Small Business Assistance
- City of Scottsdale, Arizona
- City of Virginia Beach, Virginia
- City of Walnut Creek, California
- Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center
- Constant Contact®, Inc.
- Consumers for Competitive Choice
- Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence
- County of Peoria, Illinois
- Courtyard by Marriott®
- DC Chamber of Commerce
- DC Department of Small and Local Business Development
- Deanwood Heights Main Streets
- Delta Air Lines
- Destination DC
- Detroit Synergy
- Dex One
- Downtown Boulder Business Improvement District
- Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp
- East Bay CREW
- East Peoria Chamber of Commerce
- ECGC Women's Business Center
- Echelon Circles
- Economic Development Council for Central Illinois
- eBay, Inc.
- Epson America, Inc
- Erase Poverty
- EWF International
- eWomenNetwork
- Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott®
- Filipina Women's Network
- Florida Small Business Development Center at BCC
- Foster City Chamber of Commerce
- foursquare
- Gannett
- Georgetown Business Improvement District
- Global EXEC Women
- Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Greater Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Pheonix Black Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Women's Business Council
- Grenada Economic Development District
- Groupon
- H Street Main Street, Inc.
- Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation
- Heartland Partnership
- Hertz
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Marin
- Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets
- HP Direct
- Hyatt Hotel & Resorts
- iContact
- Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway
- Independent We Stand
- Infogroup
- Inland Empire Women’s Business Center
- Inside Detroit
- Iron Mountain
- iPay Technologies
- JiWire
- La Cocina
- LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Lacon Chamber of Commerce
- Latino Economic Development Corporation
- LegalZoom
- LivingSocial
- Main Street New Jersey & Improvement District Programs
- Maine Women's Business Center at CEI
- Manayunk
- Manito Area Chamber of Commerce
- Manta
- Maricopa Community Colleges Small Business Development Center
- MassEcon
- McLean County Chamber of Commerce
- Melbourne Regional Chamber of East Central Florida
- Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce
- Miami-Dade County Department of Small Business Development
- Microsoft® Advertising
- Miles Militis
- Millbrae Chamber of Commerce
- Mills 50
- Mint.com
- MJSA-Professional Excellence in Jewelry Making & Design
- mogulfish
- Morton Chamber of Commerce
- MUMC - Merchants of Upper Market & Castro
- National Association For Moms In Business
- National Association for the Self-Employed
- National Association of Home Builders
- National Association of Women Business Owners
- National Association of Women Business Owners - Central Illinois
- National Cleaners Association
- National Foundation for Women Legislators
- National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
- National Latina Business Women Association - Los Angeles Chapter
- National Small Business Association
- National Trust Main Street Center
- National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC)
- NAWBO Phoenix Chapter
- NeweggBusiness.com
- New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners
- NICHE magazine
- NYC & Company
- Oakland County, Michigan
- Ohio River Valley Women's Business Council
- One Economy
- Optimum Business
- Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- PACE Women's Business Center
- Palmer Square Management
- Park Avenue Area Association
- Patch
- Path Forward Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- PaySimple
- Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce
- Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce
- Peoria Heights Chamber of Commerce
- PINK & Little PINK Book
- Positively Powerful Triad West Inc.
- Princeton Merchants Association
- Princeton Township, New Jersey
- Professional Photographers of America
- Professional Women of Color Network
- ReachLocal
- Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
- Residence Inn by Marriott®
- Retail Merchants Association
- Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
- Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream
- San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
- San Francisco Locally Owned Merchants Alliance
- San Francisco Travel
- San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA)
- Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
- Savings.com
- SCORE
- Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce
- Seattle's Office of Economic Development
- Seton Hill University E-Magnify
- Shaw Main Streets
- Shelton Mason County Chamber of Commerce
- Shop Main Streets
- Shop San Jose
- Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
- Small Business Majority
- Smallbiztechnology.com
- Society of American Florists
- Sovereign Bank
- SpringHill Suites by Marriott®
- Staples®
- Starwood Preferred Guest®
- State of Arkansas
- State of Colorado
- State of Connecticut
- State of Delaware
- State of Florida
- State of Georgia
- State of Hawaii
- State of Illinois
- State of Indiana
- State of Iowa
- State of Kentucky
- State of Maine
- State of Maryland
- State of Michigan
- State of Mississippi
- State of Missouri
- State of Nebraska
- State of New Hampshire
- State of Ohio
- State of Oklahoma
- State of Oregon
- State of Rhode Isalnd
- State of South Dakota
- State of Tennessee
- State of Utah
- State of Virginia
- State of Wisconsin
- Sundance Square
- The City of Lacon
- The City of Ottawa
- The Entrepreneurial Center at University of Hartford
- The Latino Coalition
- The Making It Institute For the Advancement of Business
- The National Association for Female Executives
- The National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL)
- The National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP)
- The Ottawa Visitors Center
- The Professional Black Woman™
- Think Local First DC
- Tissot Watch
- Town of Cary, North Carolina
- TownePlace Suites by Marriott®
- Travelers
- Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- U.S. Black Chamber, Inc.
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE)
- US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC)
- USA Today
- Verizon
- Village Alliance
- Vistage International
- Washington Chamber of Commerce
- Washington, DC
- WEConnect International
- Winter Park Chamber of Commerce
- WISE Womens Business Center
- Women Construction Owners & Executives, USA
- Women for Economic and Leadership Development- Central Ohio
- Women Impacting Public Policy
- Women Impacting Real Estate Solutions (WIRES)
- Women in Ecommerce™
- Women in Technology International
- Women on Course
- Women Presidents' Educational Organization (WPEO-NY)
- Women Presidents' Educational Organization DC (WPEO-DC)
- Women Presidents' Organization
- Women's Business Development Center
- Women's Business Enterprise National Council
- Women's Brooklyn Enterprise Center
- Women's Business Center at Florida Institute of Technology
- Women's Business Council-Southwest
- Women's Business Development Center-Chicago
- Women's Business Development Council
- Women's Business Development Council of Florida
- Women's Business Enterprise Alliance
- Women's Business Enterprise Council South
- Women's Business Enterprise Council-West
- Women's Exchange
- Women's Film Institute
- Women's Initiative for Self Employment
- Women's Leadership Exchange
- WomensRadio
- Xero Accounting Software
- Xerox Direct
- Yahoo!
- Yola
- Yowza!!
- Zoro Tools
Public officials
President Barack Obama
Administrator Karen Mills
US Small Business Administration
Deputy Administrator Marie Johns
US Small Business Administration
- Senator Lamar Alexander, Tennessee
- Senator Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire
- Senator John Barrasso, Wyoming
- Senator Mark Begich, Alaska
- Senator John Boozman, Arkansas
- Senator Barbara Boxer, California
- Senator Scott Brown, Massachusetts
- Senator Maria Cantwell, Washington
- Senator Ben Cardin, Maryland
- Senator Thomas Carper, Delaware
- Senator Susan Collins, Maine
- Senator Chris Coons, Delaware
- Senator Mike Enzi, Wyoming
- Senator Kay Hagan, North Carolina
- Senator John Hoeven, North Dakota
- Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas
- Senator John Kerry, Massachusetts
- Senator Mark Steven Kirk, Illinois
- Senator Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
- Senator Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey
- Senator Joe Lieberman, Connecticut
- Senator Richard Lugar, Indiana
- Senator Bob Menendez, New Jersey
- Senator Jeff Merkley, Oregon
- Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
- Senator Mark Pryor, Arkansas
- Senator Jim Risch, Idaho
- Senator Pat Roberts, Kansas
- Senator Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
- Senator Olympia Snowe, Maine
- Senator Debbie Stabenow, Michigan
- Senator Jon Tester, Montana
- Senator John Thune, South Dakota
- Senator Tom Udall, New Mexico
- Senator Jim Webb, Virginia
- Senator Ron Wyden, Oregon
- Representative Michele Bachmann, Minnesota
- Representative Roscoe Bartlett, Maryland
- Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler, Washington
- Representative Steve Chabot, Ohio
- Representative David Cicilline, Rhode Island
- Representative Howard Coble, North Carolina
- Representative Mike Coffman, Colorado
- Representative Gerry Connolly, Virginia
- Representative Renee Ellmers, North Carolina
- Representative Sam Graves, Missouri
- Representative Janice Hahn, California
- Representative Richard Hanna, New York
- Representative Jeffrey Landry, Louisiana
- Representative David Loebsack, Iowa
- Representative Carolyn Maloney, New York
- Representative Mick Mulvaney, South Carolina
- Representative Laura Richardson, California
- Representative Cedric Richmond, Louisiana
- Representative E. Scott Rigell, Virginia
- Representative David Roe, Tennessee
- Representative Edolphus Towns, New York
- Representative Allen West, Florida
- Representative Steve Womack, Arkansas