Oklahoma District Director encourages shopping local on November 25
Oklahoma City — Fernanda Pedraza-Schmitt, SBA Oklahoma District Director, will be in Guthrie Friday, November 17th, to share the importance of shopping local this holiday season and to encourage Oklahomans to “Shop Small” on Small Business Saturday. Celebrated each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Small Business Saturday allows consumers to make a tremendous impact in their communities by supporting a local small business. Last year, an estimated 108 million nationwide consumers shopped small on Small Business Saturday.
WHAT: Guthrie Small Business Tour,
WHEN: November 17, 2023, 10 a.m.
TOUR START: Cleveland & Co Mercantile, 122 W. Oklahoma Ave.
WHO: Fernanda Pedraza-Schmitt, SBA District Director; Guthrie Mayor, Steve Gentling; Eddie Faulkner, Guthrie City Manager; Brittany Timmons, Guthrie Chamber CEO; Menecca Gibbs, owner of Cleveland & Co
SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33 million small businesses, is encouraging the nation to shop, dine, and entertain at local small businesses on November 25 in celebration of Small Business Saturday® and throughout the holiday season. Small Business Saturday is celebrated each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.