Small Business Saturday, Nov 26

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VO: They have names like Idle Time Books and Panther Coffee with free enterprise puns like Hugh & Crye and Smash! Records and one Saturday a year small businesses remind a nation of the benefits of shopping small.

Like the way David Kaplan at Shell Lumber shows you how to use a chop saw, then invites you back when the warehouse becomes the community theatre

Or the way Camille Russler of Ever After travels the journey from despair to bliss with every bride-to-be.

Camille Russler: Absolutely stunning.

On Small Business Saturday, one hundred million of us joined a movement.
And a main street found its might again.
And main street found its fight again.
And we, the locals, found delight again.

Business Owners: That's the power of all of us.

VO: That's the membership effect of American Express.

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Press & Articles (29)

2011 Small Business Saturday Supporters

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  • 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

  • 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