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SmallBusiness Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses and communities across the country and is part of the larger Shop Small Movement. Founded by American Express in 2010, this day is celebrated each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the U.S. Since it started in 2010, consumers have reported spending an estimated $163 billion at small businesses across all 12 Small Business Saturdays combined*.

*This spend statistic is an aggregate of the average spend as reported by consumers who shopped small on Small Business Saturday in surveys commissioned by American Express reporting spend habits on Small Business Saturday since 2012. It does not reflect actual receipts or sales. Each such survey was conducted online among a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. The data was projected from the samples based on then-current U.S. Census estimates of the U.S. adult population (18+).

You can Shop Small all year-long. Shop or dine at a local small business, find a new spot online, or share on your social networks where you #ShopSmall. Find new small businesses in your community through the American Express Shop Small Map (or Shop Small Online Directory).

As an American Express Card accepting small merchant, this site is your go-to source for tips, inspiration and tools to help you promote your business year-round. Learn more about other resources to connect your business to American Express Card Members, and find savings on services that can help your business grow.

If your business is not on the Shop Small Map or Online Directory, follow the detailed instructions on the Shop Small Map FAQs.

If the FAQs on this page do not address your questions, please feel free to call our Shop Small servicing center at 1-833-213-0506. We are available from 9am to 6pm ET, Monday through Friday. You can also email us at ShopSm...@aexp.com.

Neighborhood Champions are business associations, state and local chambers of commerce and other community organizations who serve as Shop Small ambassadors to spread awareness on the importance of shopping small to support small businesses. In the past, Neighborhood Champions have organized events in their communities to celebrate Small Business Saturday.

Shop Small is a global movement proudly backed by American Express to support and celebrate small businesses year-round.

American Express recognizes that small businesses and local communities need our support now more than ever to help them navigate the challenges caused by the pandemic. To help support small businesses we will continue to periodically update ShopSmall.com with various resources for Neighborhood Champions to help support the small businesses in their communities all year-round.

If the FAQs on this page do not address your questions, or you feel that you have been declined for the wrong reason, please feel free to call our Shop Small servicing center at 1-833-213-0506. We are available from 9am to 6pm ET, Monday through Friday. You can also email us at ShopSm...@aexp.com.

Invite your customers to Shop Small with you and help attract new customers. As an American Express Card accepting small merchant, this site is your go-to source for tips, inspiration and tools to help you promote your business year-round. Learn more about other resources to connect your business to American Express Card Members and find savings on services that can help your business grow.

If your business is not on the Shop Small Map or Online Directory, follow the detailed instructions on the Shop Small Map FAQs.

Yes! Visit the Shop Small Resources site to download marketing materials for your site and find out more.

Additionally, American Express Card-accepting small businesses can help drive sales by displaying American Express digital decals to show potential customers that their Card is welcomed at your business. Order free signage now at americanexpress.com/signage.

The Shop Small Map, recommendations to Card Members, complimentary signs & supplies, and digital marketing materials such as social media posts and email templates are all available for free to help promote your business. Business owners are only responsible for the cost of printing any downloaded marketing materials.

You can learn more about becoming an American Express Card-accepting merchant at AmericanExpress.com/AcceptTheCard. Eligible small businesses can accept through a Payment Provider, which sets the rate for card acceptance or you can accept directly through American Express. Learn more about the two ways to accept card payments online and in store today at AmericanExpress.com/AcceptTheCard.

Your support and involvement is vital to the Shop Small movement. While we aren't currently accepting requests to be featured in our advertising, we encourage you to use the free digital marketing resources and tools are available for small businesses on the Shop Small Resources site.

The ByBlack platform is an extensive national Black business directory developed by the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc (USBC). And now, with the support of American Express, it also includes the only national certification exclusively for Black-owned businesses. ByBlack is designed to provide Black entrepreneurs a way to reach new customers and get access to valuable business resources. To learn more please visit here.

Welcome to the new SBIR.gov, to assist in getting you situated with the system, a preview of the new login and registration process is available here. Please reach out to the website support team with any questions at (571) 306-5201 or via sba.sbir...@reisystems.com

GreenTechnologies, LLC, a small business based in Gainesville, Florida, was awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish its innovative nutrient recycling process and phosphorus adsorption technology, which improves water treatment processes without adding hazardous chemicals to the water source.

Laverne Morrow Carter says SBIR funding gave the company credibility, validation, and critical reviewer feedback that further improved their research plan. But she says the biggest benefit came out of her participation in the NIH Commercialization Acceleration Program, where she received one-on-one mentorship from an experienced entrepreneur who suggested she turn the LYFE Virtually platform into a product.

The SBIR and STTR programs fund a diverse portfolio of startups and small businesses across technology areas and markets to stimulate technological innovation, meet Federal research and development (R&D) needs, and increase commercialization to transition R&D into impact.

We foster and encourage participation in innovation and entrepreneurship by all people, including women, people of color, people with disabilities, and entrepreneurs located in all 50 states and U.S. territories.

The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) established the Small Business Transportation Resource Centers (SBTRCs) through a network of grantees across the country. The SBTRCs work closely with the transportation contracting community and other technical assistance providers to serve small disadvantaged transportation businesses.

SBTRCs provide an array of technical assistance to build the capacity of Small and Disadvantaged Businesses, making the businesses more competitive when bidding on DOT procurement opportunities and federally-funded contracts. Services include the following:

The State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) is a nearly $10 billion program to support small businesses and entrepreneurship in communities across the United States by providing capital and technical assistance to promote small business stability, growth, and success. SSBCI represents a transformational investment in American small businesses and is expected to catalyze up to $10 of private investment for every $1 of SSBCI Capital Program funding to increase access to capital to small businesses and entrepreneurs, including those in underserved communities.

Please note that Treasury has assigned individual Outreach Managers to each State, Territory, and Tribal Government to serve as an individualized point of contact for the SSBCI Program. If you are a Participating Jurisdiction and do not know who your outreach manager is, please contact ssbci_in...@treasury.gov.

The DLA Office of Small Business Programs provides training, advice, guidance and strategies to maximize opportunities for small businesses to participate in DLA's acquisition program, both as prime contractors and subcontractors.

If your resource is publicly available on the Internet, accurate and comprehensive for a given type of cybersecurity risk or risk-reducing measure, and freely available for others to use, it meets the basic criteria for potential inclusion in the Small Business Cybersecurity Corner website. That includes resources from government agencies and nonprofit organizations. If your resource qualifies and you would like it considered for listing, send a description of your resource to smallbizsecurity [at] nist.gov (smallbizsecurity[at]nist[dot]gov).

The site is secure.

The ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

The USDA SBIR/STTR programs focus on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit. Unlike fundamental research, the USDA SBIR/STTR programs support small businesses in the creation of innovative, disruptive technologies and enable the application of research advancements from conception into the market. The STTR program aims to foster technology transfer through formal cooperative R&D between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions.