BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191201 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Small Business Saturday - Shop Local! DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 30 is officially Small Business Saturday in the United States. Last year 104 million shoppers spent a record high of $17.8 billion on Small Business Saturday. This Small Business Saturday we encourage you to Shop Local! A number of our Chamber members are offering special deals\, discounts\, and giveaways for shoppers who decide to spend their money in our great little community. \n\n\n\nFor a complete list of participating members and the deals\, discounts\, and prizes they're offering for Small Business Saturday click HERE\n\n\n\nAccording to Civil Economics: Andersonville Study of Retail Economics for every $100 you spend at locally owned businesses\, $68 will stay in the community. There are plenty of reasons to shop local: \n\n \n\n You create local jobs\n\n You invest in and reward entrepreneurship\n\n You build relationships with your neighbors \n\n Sales taxes collected from your purchases stay in the community\n\n You minimize economic impact by consuming less fuel and packaging\n\n \n\nThe money you spend at local businesses has a BIG impact. Everyone benefits from your neighbors who own and operate local businesses to the municipalities who maintain your roads and fund the school system. Everyone benefits\, including you! When you shop local you help create a healthier economy and a happier community. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Saturday\, November 30 is officially Small Business Saturday in the United States. Last year 104 million shoppers spent a record high of $17.8 billion on Small Business Saturday. \;This Small Business Saturday we encourage you to Shop Local! A number of our Chamber members are offering special deals\, discounts\, and giveaways for shoppers who decide to spend their money in our great little community. \;
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\nFor a complete list of participating members and the deals\, discounts\, and prizes they'\;re offering for Small Business Saturday click HERE
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\nAccording to Civil Economics: Andersonville Study of Retail Economics &ndash\; for every $100 you spend at locally owned businesses\, $68 will stay in the community. There are plenty of reasons to shop local: \;
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&bull\; You create local jobs
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&bull\; You invest in and reward entrepreneurship
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&bull\; You build relationships with your neighbors \;
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&bull\; Sales taxes collected from your purchases stay in the community
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&bull\; You minimize economic impact by consuming less fuel and packaging
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The money you spend at local businesses has a BIG impact. Everyone benefits&mdash\;from your neighbors who own and operate local businesses to the municipalities who maintain your roads and fund the school system. Everyone benefits\, including you! When you shop local you help create a healthier economy and a happier community. \;
\n LOCATION:Members participating in our Shop Local promotion can be found all over Garrett County. For a complete list of participating members and the deals\, discounts\, and prizes they're offering for Small Business Saturday click HERE Blue Moon Antiques Cashmere Clothing Co. Christmas Chalet Deep Creek Cellars Deep Creek Fireplace & Outdoor Store Deep Creek Lavender Farm Deep Creek Pottery FireFly Farms Creamery & Market Gourmet & More - Schoolhouse Earth Sister Store Grand Central Home Furnishings High Country Creamery and Market Nature's Granite\, LLC Rudy's Clothing Schoolhouse Earth Simon Pearce Factory Outlet and Glassblowing Smoke N Mirrors The Tourist Trap UID:e.847.31680 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260404T171535Z URL:https://business.garrettheritage.com/events/details/small-business-saturday-shop-local-31680 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR