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Consumers Can Show Their Support For Small Business This Holiday Season on “Small Business Saturday”

Parsons, KS, November 15, 2011 - First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday.  On November 27th comes Small Business Saturday, a day to support the local businesses that create jobs, boost the economy and preserve neighborhoods around the country.  Small Business Saturday is a national movement to drive shoppers to local merchants across the U.S.

Small Businesses are critical to the nation’s overall economy.  According to the US Small Business Administration, there were nearly 28 million small businesses in the United States last year.  Over the past two decades, they created 65 percent of net new jobs.  Their importance to local communities extends even further.  For every $100 spent in locally-owned, independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures, according to the small business advocacy group The 3/50 Project.

“We’ve all heard about Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  This year, if you have the opportunity to shop on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, make it a point to visit local small businesses.  It really can make an enormous difference for merchants trying to succeed,” said Stephanie Reitemeier,

Business Manager, Upscale Country.  “When we heard that American Express was giving a $25 statement credit to Cardmembers who register their Card and use it to shop on Small Business Saturday at any locally-owned, independent small business, we knew we had to get the word out.”

“When we invest in small businesses, we are investing in Main Streets - the places that give our towns and cities a unique sense of place,” said Reitemeier.  “By celebrating Small Business

Saturday and shopping at independent businesses, everyone can play a part in strengthening our economy and supporting revitalization on our Main Streets.”

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