Momentum Magazine November 2016 Momentum Magazine | Page 2

President’s Message

We are coming up on the holiday season, which is one of the busiest
times of the year for our retail businesses. I am encouraging all of you to
think small – small business, that is.

“Think Small ”

“Small Business Saturday” was created six years ago by American
Express as a way to counter the consumer craziness of Black Friday and
Cyber Monday. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers
to patronize brick-and-mortar establishments that are small and locallybased. This year’s “Small Business Saturday” will be held on Nov. 26.
Many of our member merchants will offer special discounts that day, and
I hope you will take advantage of those savings.
Of course, it’s important to support small businesses year-round. Small
businesses are the lifeblood of our community. They employ our friends
and neighbors—in fact, they are our friends and neighbors. Small
businesses provide a quality product and know their customers’ needs.
I invite everyone to visit our region’s small businesses – not just during
the holiday shopping season, but any time you need goods and services.
Remember – think SMALL!
Regards,

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A class that no one
in sales will
want to miss!
Presented by:
Steve Schiffman

November 21, 2016 • 9:00 A.M.

Chamber Day
AT THE LANES

Holiday
BUSINESS CARD
EXCHANGE

$6 per person • 75 minutes of group
bowling, plus a slice of pizza

Saturday
December 3, 2016
2 • The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce

Visit ScrantonChamber.com
for a complete list of
Small Business Saturday
offers from
Chamber members.

December 7, 2016
5:00 - 7:00 PM

$15 per person
limit one person per company

December 15, 2016
12:00-1:00 PM