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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: October 15, 2020
TO: Mayor and City Councilmembers
THRU: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Jacqueline Kozak-Thiel, Chief Sustainability Officer
Josh Birks, Economic Sustainability Director
Shannon Hein, Interim Manager, Economic Health
FROM: Jillian Pittman, Interim Sr. Specialist, Economic Health
RE: Small Business Saturday/Season Business Visits
The purpose of this memo is to invite the Mayor and City Council to participate in this year’s Small Business
Saturday.
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. This year, however, many retailers, including the National Retail Federation,
are promoting shop early, shop local, 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 this year. Consequently, we are transforming the concept of Small
Business Saturday into Small Business Season, which will start mid-October.
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 Tuesday, October 20, 2020.
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