Shop Small and Dine Out on Saturday in Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, and Woodside, November 24th 2012

Small Business Saturday November 24, 2012

Long Island City, NY November 23, 2012 - Saturday  November 24, 2012 is a day to celebrate and support small businesses and neighborhood restaurants 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.    Saturday, November 24, 2012 is Small Business Saturday® In between the Black Friday sales and the Cyber Monday deals is Small Business Saturday (November 24th) – a day set aside to support the small businesses that play a vital role in creating jobs and economic opportunities all across the country. Small businesses are the back bone of our communities. And when we shop small, we not only get great products and services, but we support our neighbors and strengthen our local economies. Over the last two decades, small and new businesses have been responsible for creating two out of every three net new jobs in the U.S., and today over half of all working Americans own or work for a small business. Last year, Small Business Saturday gave a boost to many of these Main Street businesses, with more than 100 million Americans shopping at independently-owned small businesses. And this year we can do even better! So what can you do to participate? If you are a business owner, you can receive free Small Business Saturday promotional materials at www.shopsmall.com. You can also make sure you’re prepared for the holiday season by checking out SBA’s advice at www.sba.gov/saturday. If you are a customer, learn which businesses in your community are participating in Small Business Saturday at www.shopsmall.com.  The website provides information on businesses currently registered and how you can rally your community to support the initiative. By shopping small, we can help America’s small businesses do what they do best: grow their businesses, create good jobs, and ensure that our communities are vibrant. I encourage you to join small business owners and the more than one hundred million people who were part of Small Business Saturday last year.  Shop small this holiday season. I know I will. About the Author Karen Gordon Mills is the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA helps both Main Street and high-growth small businesses get access to capital, counseling, federal contracts, disaster assistance and more. Tags: Official SBA News and Views, Open For Business, Marketing, SBA News and Views OURLIC SPECIAL REPORT: NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE in Astoria, Sunnyside, Long Island City NY Marathon along Vernon Blvd 30th Avenue Astoria Neighborhood Life Ditmars Blvd Astoria Neighborhood Life Madera Cuban Grill - Vernon Blvd LIC Sugar Freak - 30th Avenue Astoria Grand Cafe - 30th Ave Astoria The attractive neighborhoods in Greater Long Island City are changing. New trends emerge. Lifestyle trends  are often subtle. Transformations in a community are slow.  They sneak up on us, and suddenly, something has changed...and things are different. What we say "WILL" happen, is suddenly a reality. When trends become reality, it changes the way we look at everything that is important to us.   Trends in a community influence where we live and what we do....where we shop and what we eat. They influence travel, entertainment, investments, relationships and just about everything else.  It is not unusual in history for trends to emerge during recessions. People have ways of adapting. Even policy makers, Community Boards, and others manage to spot trends and adapt their thinking and decisions, once their meaning is understood. Even politics change, as new voters move into districts in large numbers. Shifts in population effect everyone and everything. Since its beginning in 2008, OurLIC has been like a SCOUT...looking under the surface and behind the doors to explore and reveal the hidden virtues of "our" Long Island City community.   We've identified the new things and tied them together with the old to help make sense of change that has been part of the vision of the community for its own future. The camera has been an incredible tool to chronicle the changes. "Everything Important. Everyone Important. Every Day"....has brought the photos and videos from economic development to block parties and kitten adoptions. Now, we are opening a new chapter of this service with the announcement of "NEIGBORHOOD LIFE".  With OurLIC NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE we will reach deeper into the changes on each major Avenue, Street, Road, and Boulevard of NYC where we can spot the trends that are changing our lifestyle, quality of life, neighbors, restaurants, shops, and quality of business in Astoria, Long Island City and perhaps catch the shifts in the NYC experience. Go to Full OurLIC Article, Video and Photos for OURLIC SPECIAL REPORT: NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE in Astoria, Sunnyside, Long Island City How You Can Participate For shoppers Read SBA Administrator Karen Mills' blog post about Small Business Saturday to learn how you can support your local economy Find participating small businesses in your area      For small business owners 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 Things to Know Now About Hiring Temporary Workers for the 2012 Holiday Season Get free Small Business Saturday® marketing materials - including sample posters, press releases, and social media updates Join Small Business Saturday® on Facebook and spread the word on other social media    Go to OurLIC Featured Profile Go to OurLIC Featured Profile Go to OurLIC Featured Profile Go to OurLIC Featured Profile Go to OurLIC Featured Profile Go to OurLIC Featured Profile Go to OurLIC Featured Profile

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