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Economic Health Office
222 LaPorte Avenue
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6505
970.224.6107 - fax
fcgov.com
MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 14, 2021
TO: Mayor and City Councilmembers
THROUGH: Kelly DiMartino, Interim City Manager
Kyle Stannert, Deputy City Manager
Jacqueline Kozak-Thiel, Chief Sustainability Officer
Josh Birks, Economic Health & Redevelopment Director
Shannon Hein, Interim Economic Health Manager
FROM: Jillian Pittman, Economic Sustainability Specialist
RE: Small Business Season Business Visits
The purpose of this memo is to invite the Mayor and City Council to participate in this year’s Small
Business Season.
BACKGROUND
Small Business Saturday is a shopping holiday celebrated every Saturday after Black Friday (Friday after
Thanksgiving). American Express created the event in 2010 to encourage consumers to Shop Small and bring
more holiday shopping to local main street businesses that offer unique products and services. Each year, Small
Business Saturday’s coordinated events across the country encourage a unique opportunity to introduce
community members to local small businesses.
Last year many retailers, including the National Retail Federation, promoted early shopping, to help spread out
the holiday shopping season. Encouraging community members to not only shop on one major shopping holiday
will help prevent large gatherings of people, keeping businesses, employees, and customers safe again this year.
Consequently, we are transforming the concept of Small Business Saturday into Small Business Season, which
will start early-November.
INVITATION
The Economic Health Office would like to invite the Mayor and each Councilmember to visit (2-3) small
businesses within their district. The visit would include the opportunity to meet and learn more about the small
business followed by a photo with the business owner. These photos will be shared through a series of social
media posts that will be posted on all City platforms between early-November to late-December. The Economic
Health Office will coordinate with the small businesses to schedule a time that aligns with the corresponding
Councilmember’s schedule. All visits will follow the recommended safety measures.
If you are interested in participating in this year’s Small Business Season, please contact Sarah
Kane, skane@fcgov.com or (970) 416-2447 by Friday, October 1, 2021.
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