Saturday, November 24, 2012
Just what is Small Business Saturday and why should you support it.
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Big name national retailers take the spotlight on Black Friday as their deep price cuts pull in shoppers in droves. What about those mom-and-pop businesses all over Paulding County and beyond that are the backbone of America’s economy? Just when do they get their day? That’s basically the question that was asked back in 2010 when the concept of Small Business Saturday was born. Small Business Saturday is “a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities,” the U.S. Small Business Administration explains on its website. American Express gets the credit for founding the shopping holiday, which got its official start on Nov. 27, 2010, according to the Small Business Saturday Facebook page. Celebrating its …
The Paulding Chamber of Commerce is encouraging holiday shoppers to support small businesses by taking part in Small Business Saturday.
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Now entering its third year, Small Business Saturday falls on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, between “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday,” a day dedicated to supporting the local, independently owned businesses that add character to neighborhoods across the country. The Paulding Chamber of Commerce supports “Small Business Saturday” by encouraging a number of ways that shoppers and retailers alike can get involved and support each other: "We’re excited to be part of the Small Business Saturday," Paulding Chamber President/CEO Carolyn Wright said in a news release. "We encourage all of you to shop small on November 24, 2012 and help spread the word. Let's make Small Business Saturday, the biggest shopping day of them all—we'll see you …
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
As a new week begins, take a few minutes to recap our top headlines from last week, Nov. 20-26.
Last week was a time for filling dinners and shopping for many, but for some, it was filled with tragedy. A Paulding man collapsed at the end of the Gobble Jog in Marietta and died Thursday, while a Dallas man was killed in a wreck in Tennessee a day before. As always, our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and families of those affected by these deaths. Shoppers in Paulding, across the metro Atlanta area and across the country took advantage of early shopping hours and deals in this year’s Black Friday movement, and we brought you a live blog of what we and our readers saw in stores across the region. While the big box stores may have been the focus of many Friday, the next day was about the smaller guy, as it marked the observance…
dennis ranten
5:01 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012
"Add character to neighborhoods" Really! that sounds degrading, like local independently owned small business are just quaint little sideshows. I wonder how ole Sam Walton got started? Watch ya think about that. from D. R. a quaint little business owner! more ›