Small Business Saturday: Who You Can Support In Silver Spring

SILVER SPRING, 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 Silver Spring businesses — according to American Express — that you can support on Small Business Saturday:

Dining

• Matchbox Silver Spring — 919 Ellsworth Dr.
• El Sapo — 8455 Fenton St.
• All Set Restaurant & Bar — 8630 Fenton St.
• Mi Rancho Restaurant — 8701 Ramsey Ave.
• Nando's — 924 Ellsworth Dr.
• Sushi Jin — 8555 Fenton St.
• Denizens Brewing Co — 1115 East-West Highway
• Masa Hibachi Steakhouse & Grill — 921 Ellsworth Dr.
• Mrs. K's Toll House Restaurant — 9201 Colesville Rd.
• Urban Butcher — 8226 Georgia Ave.
• Tastee Diner — 8601 Cameron St.

Shopping

• Corner Market & Pharmacy — 8309 Grubb Rd.
• Fenwick Beer & Wine — 1327 Fenwick Lane
• Footlights — 938 Wayne Ave.
• Veridian Market & Wine — 8010 Blair Mill Way
• Nazret Market 3 — 8120 Georgia Ave.
• Little Home Cookies & Pastry — 8403 Colesville Rd.
• Adarash Market — 8706a Flower Ave.
• Beauty Pro — 8661 Colesville Rd.
• John Greenan & Sons — 1314 Fenwick Lane
• Indique Hair — 8744 Georgia Ave.