NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2019 THINK BIG! SHOP SMALL
and contributing to the success of the community that we love and call home.
Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday falls Small Business Saturday. Launched in 2010, Small Business So now, we challenge you, the consumers of Coral Saturday is celebrating ten years of shining a light Gables and your fellow business owners, to get out on America’s 30.2 million small businesses. there and Shop Small. For every gift you purchase from a big-box purveyor, commit to purchasing at Each year, the Chamber teams-up with the City of least one item from your favorite Coral Gables and the Business Improvement District local store. to serve as Neighborhood Champions for locally owned businesses in our community. On behalf of our Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, we enOur goal is to support the little guys - the brick and courage you to keep thinking big mortar locations that bring so much charm and ap- and shopping small. And, thank peal to our City Beautiful. They are the local coffee you for making Coral Gables the shops where you order your morning brew, the inde- world-class city and retail destipendent bookstore that has all the latest reads, the nation it is today! bridal shop ready to help you celebrate your big day and the salon that spiffs up your weekend hairdo. IN THIS ISSUE: We do all of this by providing business owners with Thoughts from our Chair Page 2 the necessary tools to successfully own and operate their business, while encouraging consumers to shop President’s Perspective Page 3 local. It’s often said that small businesses are the backbone of America’s economy, our job creators, Trustee Talk Page 5 and there’s no argument with that in Coral Gables. Small Business Saturday isn’t just another faux-holiday, it packs a mighty punch. Nationally, consumers spent a record $17.8 billion on that day, according to the 2018 Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey from the National Federation of Independent Business and American Express. So, on this next Small Business Saturday, November 30th, we pay homage to you: the risk-takers and the dreamers. You are the ones that are creating jobs
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