Small Business Saturday 2018: Who You Can Support In Gaithersburg

GAITHERSBURG, MD — Wedged between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is Small Business Saturday — an annual holiday shopping tradition that encourages people to patronize mom-and-pop stores in their area.

American Express created Small Business Saturday in 2010 as a way to help struggling small businesses rebound from the economic recession.

"What began nine years ago as an effort to support local stores during the holiday shopping season has become the Shop Small movement, bringing together millions of shoppers, small businesses of all kinds, civic leaders and organizations in thousands of towns and cities across the country," said Elizabeth Rutledge, chief marketing officer at American Express. "Shopping small has a significant and positive effect on local communities, and we hope Small Business Saturday will help to amplify that effect during the crucial holiday shopping season. When we spend local, small businesses thrive. And when small businesses thrive, we all thrive."

Since 2010, thousands of stores have joined the movement and helped local businesses during the holiday season. An American Express survey found that U.S. consumers spent an estimated $85 million at local retailers and restaurants since the tradition started.

Here are some Gaithersburg businesses — according to American Express — that you can support on Small Business Saturday:

Dining

• Ted's Bulletin — 220 Ellington Blvd
• Guapos Cantina & Grill — 9811 Washingtonian Blvd
• Quincy's Bar & Grille — 616 Quince Orchard Rd
• Hershey's Restaurant & Bar — 17030 Oakmont Ave
• Kellys Cajun Grill — 701 Russell Ave
• African Palace Restaurant — 117 N Frederick Ave
• Tofu Town — 110 Odendhal Ave
• Sichuan Cuisine — 227 Muddy Branch Rd
• World Bakery — 9639 Lost Knife Rd
• Bruster's Ice Cream — 18519 N.Frederick Ave
• Ziggy Deli — 16764 Oakmont Ave

Shopping

• Beauty 4 U — 333 Muddy Branch Rd
• Gaitherstowne Beer & Wine — 296 N Frederick Ave
• Edge Floral Event Designers — 8517 Muscatello Ct
• Rainbow Shops — 701 Russell Ave
• Play More Games — 42 Bureau Dr
• Milano Fashion — 701 Russell Ave
• M C Interiors & Fabrics — 412 E Diamond Ave
• Tire 4 All Autocare — 417 E Diamond Ave
• M & D Optical — 501 N Frederick Ave
• The Barking Cat — 402 Rock Lodge Rd

Services

• Sport & Health Clubs 21 — 700 Russell Ave
• Nail City Spa — 701 Russell Ave
• Diamond Square Cleaners — 20 Bureau Dr
• Tight Cuts — 284 N Frederick Ave
• Ht Bridal & Salon — 572 N Fredrick Ave
• CJ's Carpet Care — 128 Tulip Dr
• Design By Stephanie — 220 Hutton St
• Olga Carballo — 2 Maryland Ave

For more businesses in Gaithersburg, click here.

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