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:20201128T140000Z DTEND:20201129T020000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Shop Small Saturday DESCRIPTION:Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses and communities across the country. Founded by American Express in 2010\, this day is celebrated each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. \n\n\n\nThis year's celebration is the 11th Annual Small Business Saturday\, since it started in 2010\, consumers have reported spending an estimated $120 billion across all Small Business Saturdays combined. That's $120 billion toward helping communities thrive\, spent over just ten days alone.\n\n\n\nSHOP LOCAL YEAR ROUND! When you spend money in your neighborhood\, your sales tax stays in your neighborhood. You help fund public education\, parks\, and street improvements\, not to mention vital services like firefighting and mosquito control! Small business owners also create local jobs! The Small Business Administration reports that local businesses added 8 million jobs to the American economy since 1990 while the expansion of large chains reduced jobs by 4 million.\n\n\n\nSee below some of our Small Business Members pertaining to Retail\, Food and Things to Do! Clicking their logo will take you directly to their website or official Facebook page. \n\n\n\nClick Here for an interactive map of small businesses in Aransas Pass and the Coastal Bend! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\nSmall Business Saturday is a \;day dedicated to supporting \;small businesses \;and communities across the country. Founded by American Express in 2010\, this day is celebrated each year on the \;Saturday \;after Thanksgiving. \;
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\nThis year&rsquo\;s celebration is the 11th Annual Small Business Saturday\, since it started in 2010\, consumers have reported spending an estimated $120 billion across all Small Business Saturdays combined. That&rsquo\;s $120 billion toward helping communities thrive\, spent over just ten days alone.
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\nSHOP LOCAL YEAR ROUND! \;When you spend money in your neighborhood\, your sales tax stays in your neighborhood. You help fund public education\, parks\, and street improvements\, not to mention vital services like firefighting and mosquito control! Small business owners also create local jobs! \;The Small Business Administration reports that local businesses added 8 million jobs to the American economy since 1990 while the expansion of large chains reduced jobs by 4 million.
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\nSee below some of our Small Business Members pertaining to Retail\, Food and Things to Do! Clicking their logo will take you \; directly to their website or official Facebook page. \;
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\nClick Here for an interactive map of small businesses in Aransas Pass and the Coastal Bend! \; LOCATION: UID:e.1295.7109 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260406T222509Z URL:https://business.aransaspass.org/events/details/shop-small-saturday-7109 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR