Saturday, November 24, 2012
Start your holiday shopping at locally owned stores during Small Business Saturday.
Small Business Saturday is today. It is a day for everyone to support the small businesses that are essential to the community. American Express founded the day in 2010 to help small businesses get exposure during the holiday season, when they might otherwise be overlooked. With retailers buzzing around the holidays, it is important to support local small businesses that rely on their neighbors to continue prospering and building the local economies in Attleboro and Seekonk. "By purchasing goods and services from a local business, it helps put money right back into our local economy," said Jack Lank, president of the United Regional Chamber of Commerce, which represents businesses in Attleboro and Seekonk. "For every $1 spent, 68 cents …
Friday, November 23, 2012
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday rule the shopping roost after Thanksgiving.
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Friday, November 23, 2012
If you have a black belt in Black Friday shopping, listen up: area big-box retailers are gearing up to dazzle bargain hunters on Black Friday! Not to be outdone, Target and Best Buy are also planning all-out holiday shopping assaults. According to an ad leaked online, Target's best deals will be for TVs, a Nook, a Nikon camera and an XBOX 360 Kinect bundle. At Best Buy, doorbusters include deals on TVs, phones and Samsung laptop bundles. Walmart will offer three items at low prices—an iPad, a TV and a Blu-ray player. According to TheBlackFriday.com, several other stores will also have doorbuster sales at midnight on Friday, including Kohl's. For the early morning traditionalists, some stores will open at 4 a.m. with special sales. If …
Just what is Small Business Saturday and why should you support it in Attleboro and Seekonk?
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 Attleboro and Seekonk 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 Nov. 27, 2010, according to the Small Business Saturday Facebook page. The event drew…
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Small business owner Linda Fuller offers tips for growing your business and offering more services to expand cliental .
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
There are several small businesses in Sharon. Some of them may be places you and your family frequent, businesses that have been in Sharon for as long as you can remember. And some may be your go-to places instead of national chains. Small business owner Linda Fuller is no stranger to starting a business from the ground up. In her recent interview with Patch Partners, a website connecting business owners to Patch in local communities, she offers insight into how she expanded her business' services from just flowers to wine, beer and gourmet gift baskets at Lake Anne Florist in Reston, Virginia. Homework must be done first, she said. "Research what's compatible with your own products and services, what the current trends are and what your …
Attleboro-Seekonk Patch is compiling a list of Small Business Saturday deals. Share yours here.
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
Small Business Saturday takes place Nov. 24 this year, two days after Thanksgiving. It is a day for everyone to support the small businesses their community thrives on. This year, Attleboro-Seekonk Patch is putting together a list of local Small Business Saturday deals. If you are a small business owner, leave your deal in the comments section below, and it will be added to the list. You can also email your deal to jonathan.friedman@patch.com American Express founded the day in 2010 to help small businesses get exposure during the holiday season, when they might be otherwise overlooked. With retailers buzzing around the holidays, it is important to support local small businesses that rely on their neighbors in order to continue prospering…
How will your finances affect your holiday spending?
Two-thirds of respondents to a recent poll by the NPD Group said they "plan to spend about the same" as last year, while 10 percent planned to "spend more." With the economy and job situation still in flux for many families, we want to know what families in Howard County plan to do for Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa gifts in 2012. Will you be more creative with your gifting? Use sites like Groupon, Living Social, etc.? Brave Black Friday sales? Cook or bake for familty and friends?
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Business owners share what Small Business Saturday means to them.
Black Friday is over and now it's time for small businesses to shine with Small Business Saturday. "We appreciate the huge public relations push that American express has put on this Saturday as small business Saturday, they started this months ago picking a Saturday here or there but we have promoted small business Saturday, every Saturday since it began," said Jack Lank, president of the United Regional Chamber of Commerce, which supports businesses in 16 communities including Attleboro, Foxborough, Mansfield, Norton, Seekonk and Wrentham. "Why can’t every Saturday be where you choose a small business to buy your goods and/or services," Lank added. "By purchasing goods and services from a local business, it helps put money right back …
Friday, November 25, 2011
The Better Business Bureau offers you some tried and true advice before you head out the door on this Black Friday morning.
Black Friday opens the 2011 holiday shopping season. And past experience indicates that all deals are not created equal and the fine print is often the most important thing, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Before you head out the door in the wee hours this Friday morning for a blockbuster sale and get caught up in the shopping frenzy, the BBB offers the following tips to help you save time and money. Know before you go. Many retailers release their Black Friday deals online, in social media and other publications. Research where the sales are and make a list of your gift priorities to compare prices and plan your day of deals. Remember to bring ads with you on Black Friday just in case the price is not what you expected. Don…
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Small Business Saturday eyed as boost to Attleboro GOB shop.
For anyone who’s played hockey, baseball, basketball, soccer or any sport the past three generations in the greater Attleboro area, it is a familar sight to see current and former athletes proudly wear sports jacket with an 'A' embroidered on them. Most likely they have a Ryan and Son's Gob Shop purchase label attached to them, too. As a city landmark the past 62 years, this sports retail store in the heart of downtown Attleboro somehow is carrying on its tradition of serving the surrounding area for individual and team sports and recreation. Business in the past year, however, has been difficult following a devastating roof collapse last February. Even now, while the roof has been fixed, there are still finishing touches being applied to …
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Small businesses don't need Black Friday, they have Small Business Saturday.
With piles of advertisement fliers in hand, many shoppers began their Christmas shopping on Black Friday to take advantage of big box stores' slashed prices on toys, furniture, electronics, clothing and appliances. Now a new day, Small Business Saturday, has hit the frenzied holiday shopping scene. The goal for Small Business Saturday is for shoppers to shop at small independently-owned businesses. The idea was formulated by a group of small business advocates with a Facebook page and is led by American Express. The idea behind the effort is to support small businesses that employ half of all private-sector employees, represent 99.7 percent of all employer firms and to give the $68 of every $100 spent at local businesses back to the …
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Eleonora Rezek
11:31 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012
In Seekonk is Historic Jacob Hill Inn offering and extra $20 on every $100 gift certificate order today www.JacobHill.com 508-336-9165 no need to leave the house to SHOP SMALL Happy Holidays!!! more ›