small business saturday

Support Small Business Saturday


First there was Black Friday, then came Cyber Monday, and in 2010, the first-ever Small Business Saturday took place.

112713_SmallBusinessSaturday_logoSmall Business Saturday is the day we celebrate the Shop Small movement and welcome people all over the US to visit merchants located in their own neighborhoods, and enjoy shopping locally.

Founded by American Express in 2010, this day is celebrated every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year’s event takes place this Saturday November 30. Learn more here: http://www.smallbusinesssaturday.com.

Support local favorite small businesses this Small Business Saturday! Remember to register your eligible American Express® Card and get a $10 statement credit when you make a purchase of $10 or more at a qualifying small business location on November 30. Register here: http://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/Shop-Small/.

Shop Small with Me Giant


With Small Business Saturday® just four days away, here’s a business that’s perfect for the cause.

small things, big style. Me Giant is a team of illustrators, cartoonists, and graphic artists, order takers, shippers, floor sweepers and joke makers who specialize in making funny t-shirts and accessories for kids, designed for their playful personalities and bubbling imaginations.

I love small business, funny jokes, good people, being a mommy and living giant.

Shelia Butler is the company’s “chief keeper upper.” After spending seven years co-owning Aidan Gray Home, Inc., a successful wholesale décor and furniture business, she switched to children’s design after adopting two children within an 11-month period. “Talk about a change of lifestyle,” she says.

Sheila and her team at Me Giant are committed to exceptional customer service, safe products and pursuit of happy little giants, and they do this by offering products that are fun, simple, quirky, different and sometime old (she loves vintage finds) -high-quality design that’s also safe. Recently featured on zulily, parents can find stylish bibs and one-pieces; blankets and picture frames are now launching. And although the business doesn’t appear to be part of Small Business Saturday this year –it’s something to plan for in 2013. Wholesale available.

We believe that even the smallest of things can encompass giant style and that children are no exception when it comes to great design, sophisticated decor and chic apparel.

Sheila writes a blog to share her experiences with building a small business, offering the tips and tools she uses to do it, as well as interviews with other successful entrepreneurs filled with how-to ideas.

Small Business Saturday®, sponsored by American Express, is a day between Black Friday and Cyber Monday that’s dedicated to supporting small businesses nationwide. Learn more at ShopSmall.com.

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