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Big things in store for Small Business Saturday

  Nov. 16, 2012


  Contact: Linda Walton, Economic Development Specialist,
  480-312-2308, lwalton@scottsdaleaz.gov






Big things in store for Small Business Saturday


You’ve heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now we’re adding Saturday to the mix. Join in Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24, to support and celebrate the role of small businesses in our economy. Small Business Saturday is a national push to encourage people to “shop small.”


Scottsdale is celebrating in big ways. Attend any of these events and locations on Nov. 24 and get a chance to win a $25 American Express gift card and other “goodies:”

** Downtown Scottsdale:
        **Artisan Market: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., 7135 E. Camelback Road, 
        **Old Town Farmers Market: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., southwest corner of First Street and Brown Avenue, 623-848-1234.

** The Shops at Hilton Village, 6107-6149 N. Scottsdale Road.
** The SHOPS Gainey Village, 8777-8989 N. Scottsdale Road.


“Win” in other ways!
** Connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/smallbusinesssaturdayscottsdale) for a chance to win a $25 American Express gift card. Winners will be selected in time to use the gift cards on Nov. 24.
** American Express is giving a $25 statement credit to card members who spend at least $25 on Nov. 24, at a qualifying small business. Supplies are limited and registration is available at www.ShopSmall.com.


Why shop small?
According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses generated 64 percent of net new jobs over the past 15 years and employ just over half of all private sector employees.


Dollars spent locally generate sales tax that supports the municipal services that residents count on -- like police and fire protection, transportation, recreation programs and libraries. Local First Arizona, a non-profit organization that supports and promotes local businesses in Arizona, reports that when money is spent at locally owned businesses, that money is re-circulated and creates up to 75 percent more tax revenue to the community and state.

In Scottsdale, business and sales taxes account for 25 percent of all city revenues – more than $163.5 million last fiscal year. Much of that comes from small, locally-owned business like those being promoted at Small Business Saturday.


"Scottsdale is thrilled that our community has been recognized by the organizers of Small Business Saturday as an environment that is welcoming and responsive to small businesses,” says Cindi Eberhardt, the city’s assistant director of Economic Development. “We want to take this opportunity to celebrate and support our small business community and encourage our residents and visitors to Shop Small on Nov. 24. Our team stands ready to assist business owners who want to open a new business or expand an existing one in Scottsdale. 


Contact the city’s Economic Development department at 480-312-7989.


Watch this Small Business Saturday public service announcement.

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