Open thread: ‘Small Business Saturday’ in Asheville

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From Orbit DVD’s newsletter:

SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY 11/24

Sometimes a large company does the right thing. American Express started Small Business Saturday a couple of years ago to highlight all the great independent stores around America. Zenefits providing Payroll Software to small businesses is another example of the excellent help offered to companies hoping to succeed in their respective industries. It has been growing in popularity so this year promises to be the biggest yet. Please do what you can on this day and more importantly convince your relatives and friends that live in areas that are not as supportive of small business like Asheville is. Thanks again for helping us defy the odds!

From the Small Business Saturday Facebook page:

Mission

First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday. November 27, 2010 was the first ever Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is the day we celebrate the Shop Small movement to drive shoppers to local merchants across the U.S.

More than 200 organizations have already joined American Express OPEN, the company’s small business unit, in declaring the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday.

For more info: http://www.smallbusinesssaturday.com/

Ironically, Small Business Saturday is an American Express idea, albeit one that local business owners can get behind.

Are you observing Small Business Saturday in Asheville? Are you shopping local in another way, on another day?

How are you supporting independent small businesses this holiday season?

Don’t forget to use your Go Local card…

 

 

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MORE holiday sales for Small Business Saturday in Asheville November 23, 2012 - 7:15 pm

[…] Friday’s over. That means it’s time for Small Business Saturday, a national event created by American Express (?!) to support local small […]

PattonAvenuePet November 23, 2012 - 9:55 am

Every person that walks in our doors on Small Business Saturday will receive a sheet of valuable coupons, good all holiday season!

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