For the 4th consecutive year, Sauk Valley Shop Small will be celebrating Small Business Saturday® throughout the Sauk Valley on Saturday, November 29, 2014. This is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses across the Country.
At recent Council meetings, Mayors Lee, Wescott, and Burke, of Sterling, Rock Falls, and Dixon, IL, respectively, have proclaimed Small Business Saturday® as an official day for their towns.
This year 34 businesses and six supporting businesses throughout these communities will work together to promote one another’s local small businesses and cultural activities. Contrasting the Black Friday frenzy, Sauk Valley Shop Small sets sights to promote a relaxing, cultural, shopping experience on Small Business Saturday®.
Sauk Valley Shop Small members are proud to take part in Small Business Saturday® this year and want to encourage you to Shop Small with them on November 29. Visit www.SaukValleyShopSmall.com for a complete listing of participating businesses and to learn about ways to get involved and support your favorite small businesses. Also, don’t forget to “Like” and recommend us on Facebook at facebook.com/SaukValleyShopSmall.
About Sauk Valley Shop Small
Sauk Valley Shop Small, a regional grassroots alliance of small, independent businesses and cultural groups, set sights to promote a relaxing, cultural shopping experience on Small Business Saturday®, November 29, when people across the Country shop to support their favorite local businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Working together, the group leverages the energy and excitement of the National Shop Small movement, American Express OPEN’s Small Business Saturday®, Facebook, the internet, and traditional marketing mechanisms. They promote one another’s local small businesses and cultural activities throughout the year.
About Small Business Saturday®
Proclaimed by Congress as a National day, Small Business Saturday® encourages American shoppers to consider small retailers and merchants, as they think of their holiday shopping. In 2011, participation exceeded the projected 89 million. Over 100 million people came together to Shop Small in their Communities.