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Small Business Season 2023 has been a huge success.

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WHAT IS SMALL BUSINESS SEASON?

Small Business Season is a marketing campaign created to help small businesses worldwide thrive. Small Business Season is not just a campaign; it's a movement to support the backbone of our communities - our small businesses. Small businesses need more than one day focused on them. They need an entire season! That’s why this year we are encouraging chambers of commerce, neighbors, business owners, and community leaders to participate.

WHO IS SMALL BUSINESS SEASON FOR?

Small Business Season is for anyone wanting to support local small businesses in their community. We encourage any and all chambers of commerce and their members to participate. The more we share and reinforce the message, the stronger the message is.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN SMALL BUSINESS SEASON:

  • IMAGES:
    Share Small Business Season on social media platforms, newsletters, emails. Choose to have the Small Business Season logo printed on fliers, posters, vinyl stickers, etc.
  • ARTICLES:
    Share Small Business Season articles on your blog, newsletter, social platforms, etc. You will be given professionally written articles that support shopping local this Small Business Season.
  • ​​PRESS RELEASE:
    Send out a press release to local news media. Catch the attention of your members, elected officials, and community.
  • EDUCATION:
    Educating your community about the importance of shopping local and how money spent in your local businesses helps build your community.
  • ​​ENCOURAGEMENT:
    Encouraging community members to talk (and post) about their favorite businesses and why they shop local.

Together, let's make this year's holiday
the most prosperous yet for our local communities!

Small Business Season Images and Article are sent straight to your email inbox each week!

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Help Your Local Small Businesses Thrive!

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Boost Your
Local Economy!

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Have a Positive Impact on Your Community!

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each week in your email inbox.

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HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

  • Done-4-You Images
    You get 5 new images each Sunday night, one for each work day. These are ready to use as is or add your logo. They can be used in your newsletter, emails, social media platforms, blog, ads, posters, notecards... it's up to you.
  • Professionally Written Article:
    You get 1 new article each Sunday night. You need content for your website and newsletters. These articles are yours to us as-is or edit and add your chamber information to. They can be used in your newsletter, blog, and social sites.
  • Weekly Example of Success:
    You get a weekly example of what another chamber is doing for Small Business Season. Let this inspire and inform you on what is working.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

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We had members so happy it was a season, not a day, and we got 20 new members because of that. They are already asking what we are doing this year. SO EXCITED!!!!

Tina Hefly, CEO, Gem County Chamber

Image: Melissa Martinez, Washburn Area Chamber

I loved the stuff you provided last year (thanks for the tweaks Norma). A good chunk of our businesses still have the posters in their windows. We have one in our window, and I have one framed in my office signed by the Gov., and the secretary of WEDC, and our 2 local representatives who were here last year to kick off the State's shop small campaign.

I am all in for this new idea!

Melissa Martinez, Director, Washburn Area Chamber

I loved your Small Business Season! The images [and] marketing materials were great!!!

Cathy Clark, Executive Director, Giles County Chamber

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Small Business Season is for you if you want to:

Boost Your Local Economy

Build Community Buzz

Save Time

Have More Consistent Messaging

Bring More Value to Your Businesses


Help  Local Business

Build Goodwill

Get More Reach

Get More Engagement

Avoid Copyright Concerns

Build Your Algorithm

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • How do we get the images and articles?

They are emailed to you each Sunday night.

  • I don't belong to a chamber of commerce, can I still participate?

Yes, we but strongly encourage that you look at joining your local chamber of commerce. A chamber of commerce is the heart of every thriving community.

  • Can I invite others to sign-up?

Yes, we encourage it. Invite. Share. Tell all.

  • I am just a business owner, can this help me?

Yes, this is designed to help all who are wanting to get more jingle this holiday season.

  • Is there a cost for the marketing materials?

We have a Basic Level that is free/no cost and we have a low-cost Professional Level where you get access to all the standard marketing materials, editable templates, member content, plus a library of 100+ images.

  • Can I still sign up?

Absolutely!

Sign up right now and we will get you your campaign materials.

  • Can we change the colors on the images?

The brand colors are set to keep consistency in the messaging but you are encouraged to add your logos and replace the images with ones from your community.

  • How can we support our small businesses?

That is what Small Business Season is all about. We will be providing you marketing materials and ideas you can implement to support your local small businesses.

  • What are the dates for the campaign?

Small Business Season is from November 1 - December 1, 2023

  • Can I change the dates that Small Business Season runs in our community?

The campaign runs Nov 1 - Dec 31, 2023. You can choose which dates you want to run the campaign - it does not have to be the entire season.