Small Business Saturday 2019: Arvada Participating Businesses

ARVADA, CO — You may not think about it much, but independently owned boutiques, gift shops, mom-and-pop hardware stores, restaurants and the like in Arvada are fighting for survival against malls, big box stores and online retailers.

Small Business Saturday, held annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, was created to give them a boost and help level the field of competition. This year, the 10th anniversary of the “Shop Small” movement, the all-local shopping event falls on Nov. 30. in Arvada.

Here’s a list of the businesses that have signed up so far:

• Homegrown Tap & Dough - 5601 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• School House Kitchen & Libations - 5660 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• Smokin Fins - 7600 Grandview Avenue Suite 100, Suite 100
• Arvada Tavern - 5707 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• Rheinlander Bakery - 5721 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• New Image Restaurant - 5622 Yukon St
• Kline's Beer Hall - 7519 Grandview Ave
• The Bluegrass - 7415 Grandview Ave
• El Tapatio Arvada - 5391 Wadsworth
• Bread Winners - 7311 Grandview Ave
• Kokoro - 5535 Wadsworth
• Gb Fish & Chips - 7401 Ralston Road
• The Grandview Tavern & Grill - 7427 Grandview Ave, Olde Town
• Four Barrel Bbq - 7702 Ralston Rd
• So Radish - 5711 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• Namaste India - 5545 Wadsworth Byp, Unit G
• Water Tower Liquors - 5545 Olde Wadsworth Blvd, Unit B
• Pho Dong Huong - 9050 W 58th Ave
• Silver Vines Winery - 7509 Grandview Ave
• Anthony's Pizza & Pasta - 5324 Wadsworth
• Urban Beets - 5616 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• 303 Ramen - 5725 Yukon St
• Tap It Tavern - 5515 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard
• Flights Wine & Coffee - 7714 Grandview Ave
• Mi Tierra - 7605 Grandview Ave
• Hill Top Liquor - 6390 Wadsworth Blvd # B
• Cornerstone Liquors - 7355 Halston Road #500
• Paws N Play - 7403 Grandview Ave
• Flying Pig Bacon - 5777 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• 12 Volt Tavern - 7514 Grandview Ave
• La Dolce Vita - 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• Vouna Llc - 5626 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• S&N Lawnmower - 7711 Grandview Ave
• D'ametris Aveda - 5760 Olde Wadsworth Blvd Unit A
• Classic Eyebrow Thread - 5777 Olde Wadsworth R400
• Olde Town Exchange - 5515 Olde Wadworth Bvld
• Olde Town Tavern & Grill - 7355 Ralston Rd Unit R-1000
• Ea Healing Arts/Carly's - 7401 Grandview Ave
• Salon Roya Llc - 8580 Ralston Rd
• Yp Hello Asian Grill - 7355 Ralston Rd Unit R-3
• Perfect 10 Nails Spa - 7355 Ralston Rd Unit 700
• Ramahs - 5642 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• Jefferson Animal Clinic - 8790 Ralston Rd
• Car Wash Experts - 5360 Wadsworth
• Salon Cosabella - 6191 Field St.
• Schafer Veterinary - 7709 Ralston Rd
• Jewelfire Diamonds - 7674 Grandview Ave Ste 115
• Rockstar Pole Fitness - 5760 Wadsworth Blvd Ste D
• Ingram Car Care Center - 5601 Yukon St
• Steubens Arvada Center - 7355 Ralston Rd
• The Plant Ranch - 5468 Carr St
• Harts Skating & Dancewear - 7703 Ralston Rd
• Balefire Goods - 7417 Grandview Ave
• Turning Heads Studio - 5715 Upham St
• The Barre Standard - 5777 Old Wadsworth Blvd Ste R500
• Express Pros - 7100 Grandview Ave Unit #9
• Balloon Inn - 6440 Wadsworth Blvd
• Palik & Associates - 8100 Ralston Rd, Ste 220
• Co Collision Arvada - 7400 W 61st Ave
• Lloyd's Tasty Sandwiches - 7512 Grandview Ave
• Arvada Hair Company - 7314 W 57th Ave
• Fitness And Sports Training - 5450 Wadsworth
• Arvada Appliance - 9110 Ralston Rd
• Custom Flooring Specialist - 5659 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• Omar Fernando Rios - 5715 Upham St
• Ashley Iwane At Salon Hether - 7423 Grandview Ave
• Cayla Martin - 5715 Upham St
• One Yoga Center - 6935 West 60th Ave
• Andrea's Skin Care - 8795 Ralston Rd Ste 204d
• Oldetown Flower Shoppe - 7505 Grandview Ave
• Yongs Alteration & Cleaners - 8295 Ralston Rd Ste 106
• Law Office Of Gary Fielder - 5777 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• Ramah Flower Co - 5642 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• Stillwater Community Management - 5690 Webster St Ste 100
• All Pro Plumbing & Heating - 5765 Olde Wadsworth Blvd
• Prospect Crossfit - 5608 Yukon St
• Kleenatap - 8795 Ralston Road 204b
• Law Office Of Christopher Hunt - 7314 Ralston Rd
• Peace Early Learning Center - 5675 Field St
• Sm Heating & Air - 6087 Wadsworth Blvd Apt 110
• Calabrese Greenhouse - 5280 Carr St
• Abjja - 6395 Wadsworth
• Xtreme Wireless Ralston - 9479 Ralston Rd
• Alfano & Associates Pc - 5727 Allison St
• Gardner Painting - 7900 Ralston Rd
• Ibc - 5711 Yukon St
• Archies Home Improvement - 5995 Dudley St
• Law Offices Of Kimber Z Smith - 8795 Ralston Rd Ste 127
• Fireside Production - 5690 Webster St
• Taxfinders - 6409 Brentwood
• Colorado Police Canine Association - 8101 Ralston Road
• Yak & Yeti Restaurant & Br - 7803 Ralston Rd
• The Alternative Apothecar - 7701 Ralston Road
• Massage Only - 8600 Ralston Rd Ste 203
• Landslide Health - 8795 Ralston Rd
• Tap It Tavern - 5515 Olde Wadworth Blvd Ste #1-2
• Cow And Moose Sewing Llc - 8910 W 58th Ave Ste 200d
• Ozark Scanning Services - 7100 Grandview Ave, Ste 4

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Did we miss anyone in Arvada? Tell us in the comments or send an email to amber.fisher@patch.com and we’ll add it to the list.

The list of Small Business Saturday participants is growing, so before you head out to shop. “Shop Small” events include not only sales on things you won’t find at the mall or other shopping venues, but also events that bring the community together.

Arvada's annual tree lighting ceremony will be held on the same day in support of local businesses. Shoppers are encouraged to attend the kick-off for Small Business Saturday at 10 a.m. in Olde Town Square, at the corner of 57th Avenue and Olde Wadsworth Boulevard. Attendees will be offered free coffee, courtesy of Hunter Bay Coffee Roasters Arvada. The School House Kitchen and Libations will be offering free burritos for the first 100 people who stop by.

The tree lighting festivities will begin at 5 p.m. and the ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. in Olde Town Square with carolers, pictures with Santa and free hot chocolate.

American Express established Small Business Saturday in 2010 to help local businesses reeling from the Great Recession. The U.S. Senate passed a resolution a year later encouraging businesses in all 50 states to participate in what has morphed into a nationwide “shop small” movement.

This year, the stakes are even higher for small businesses. Rising rents and shifting consumer behavior are causing many small business owners to shutter their shops, according to American Express.

A Shop Small Consumer Impact survey from American Express found that 73 percent of people think empty storefronts are a national issue, and 84 percent agree the increase in empty storefronts and the closing of small, independently owned businesses negatively affects their local communities.

“We recognize the hardships faced by small business owners today and want to inspire people to take notice and Shop Small to support their communities on Small Business Saturday and beyond,” Elizabeth Rutledge, chief marketing officer at American Express, said in a news release. “Retail is changing, but local shops are the fabric of our communities, helping them to thrive in the future is part of our brand ethos and backing promise.”

Since 2010, local business supporters have spent $103 billion on Small Business Saturday, according to American Express.

But that’s only part of the story. For every dollar spent at a U.S. small business, approximately 67 cents stays in the local community — and it helps independent shops and restaurants keep their doors open and meet pay their workers, your neighbors.

That amounts to about $67 billion that has stayed in local communities since Small Business Saturday began, according to American Express.

The American Express survey showed that when consumers are aware of the impact of spending their dollars locally, 75 percent said they would be more likely to purchase a product or service from small, independently owned businesses.

Shopping small isn’t just a Thanksgiving weekend retail event, but a year-long movement, according to American Express, which says it is launching a marketing campaign to make consumers more aware of the impact they can have on their communities when they support local businesses.

“We believe in backing small businesses because we know they strengthen the communities where we live and work,” Anna Marrs, president of Global Commercial Services at American Express, said in the news release.