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How Customers Can Support Small Businesses This Holiday Shopping Season

Considerable momentum is shaping the 2021 holiday shopping season. The National Retail Federation predicts holiday spending in 2021, excluding automobile dealers, gas stations and restaurants, will shatter previous records. Holiday sales are forecast to grow...

byDeborah Sweeney

November 2, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Shop Local and Shop Mainstreet This Holiday Season (Episode 149)

It's officially holiday shopping season! While most of us will be doing our holiday shopping online this year (a reported 42 percent say they'll be doing all of their shopping online), before you hit that...

byStartupNation

November 27, 2020

5 Tips for Converting Customers to Make Black Friday Sales

Entrepreneurs have faced major disruptions to the way they operate over the last few years. This now means that for many smaller businesses, Black Friday (as well as Small Business Saturday) holds a heightened level...

byAndy Bojko

November 18, 2020

How Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Visibility on Small Business Saturday

Most entrepreneurs are familiar with Small Business Saturday. The holiday, which falls on the Saturday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, celebrates shopping locally at small businesses throughout neighborhoods and communities. It gives small businesses...

byDeborah Sweeney

November 2, 2020

Small Business Saturday feat. Oakland County One-Stop Shop Business Center

This episode of StartupNation Radio is brought to you by Pappas Financial Did you know that small businesses account for nearly 50 percent of U.S. economic activity? Or that 75 percent of all new jobs come...

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November 23, 2019

3 Simple Steps to Maximize Your Earnings This Small Business Saturday

As an entrepreneur, you may know that Small Business Saturday is a big deal in the small business community. And with good reason. In 2018, participating businesses nationwide raked in a record-high $17.8 billion on...

byRachel Blakely-Gray

November 1, 2019

How You Can Be a Neighborhood Champion on Small Business Saturday

Are you ready to #ShopSmall? This year, Small Business Saturday falls on November 24, 2018. While the holiday may be sandwiched between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday has consistently packed a powerful...

byDeborah Sweeney

November 19, 2018

3 Unique Ways to Succeed on Small Business Saturday

Sandwiched in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is Small Business Saturday, a holiday that is dedicated to supporting small businesses by “shopping small” in communities throughout the nation. Created by American Express in 2010,...

byDeborah Sweeney

November 25, 2017

Google Small Business: Attract More Holiday Shoppers This Season

Local customers rely on small businesses to help make their holidays special, and they rely on the internet to help them find the right local spots. Is your business ready to attract more customers during...

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November 16, 2016