Saturday, November 29, 2014 is Small Business Saturday® – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities.  Please join the SBA and organizations across the country in supporting your local small business by shopping at a small business.

Read President Barack Obama’s message for
Small Business Saturday®. 

How You Can Participate

For shoppers

• Find participating small businesses in your area

For small business owners

• For restaurants - Participate in Small Business Saturday Night, sponsored by SBA and the National Restaurant Association

• Download and print these posters – Option 1 (link to poster 1) and Option 2 (link to poster 2)

• Post a picture of your menu using the hashtag #ShowUsYourMenu

• Post a social media update using the hashtag #DineSmall

• Add an icon to your website (link to icon image)

• Read the transcript of our Holiday Marketing Tips & Ideas web chat to learn how to maximize your holiday profit and increase sales volumeGet advice on how to prepare for the holiday season on our
• Small Business Matters blog:
• Read the transcript of our Holiday Marketing Tips & Ideas web chat to learn how to maximize your holiday profit and increase sales volume
• Get advice on how to prepare for the holiday season on our Small Business Matters blog:
  • 6 Ways to Maximize Your Return on Sponsoring or Hosting Holiday Events
  • 7 Holiday Marketing Tips on a Limited Budget
  • 5 Ways to Market Your Business for the Holiday Season
  • Start Now to Plan Your Holiday Retail Marketing Campaign
  • How to Market Your Business with an Event
  • 33 Creative Ideas for Small Business Holiday Marketing
  • 6 Good Reasons to Start your Holiday Marketing Plan Now
• Get free Small Business Saturday® marketing materials - including sample posters, press releases, and social media updates

• Get free Small Business Saturday® social media toolkit from Twitter 

• Follow Small Business Saturday® on Twitter and spread the word on other social media

• Join Small Business Saturday® on Facebook and spread the word on other social media

For partner organizations and other government agencies

• Follow, friend, and like SBA on social media for all the latest updates on #SmallBizSat