Small Business Saturday Participants

(Warsaw, IN) -The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce and Warsaw Community Development Corporation are pleased to announce their participation in the sixth annual Small Business Saturday on November 28^th to support independent businesses in Kosciusko County. Founded by American Express in 2010, Small Business Saturday® is a day to celebrate the small businesses that help support your neighborhood and is held every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Now in its sixth year, Small Business Saturday has been embraced as part of the holiday shopping tradition as each year shoppers, businesses and public officials come together to Shop Small® and show their neighborhood pride.

Be sure to support local businesses and receive Shop Small® giveaways like tote bags, buttons and balloons on November 28^th. While you are at it, be sure to take a selfie at the following participating businesses.

Locations include:

Downtown Warsaw: ONE TEN // craft meatery //, Buffalo Street Emporium & The Next Chapter Bookstore, Jerky Shop, Indiana Antique Company, Elysian Co., Beyond The Barn, Glam, Male Fashions, Mad Anthony Brewing, and Reinholt’s Town Square Furniture.

Warsaw: Boutique Exchange, The Party Shop and Dorothy’s Hallmark, Anderson Greenhouse, RockBottom of Warsaw, Zoyo, Pill Box Pharmacy, Premier Designs Jewelry by Tracie Hawblitzel, and Kerlin’s Western and Work Wear.

Winona Lake: The Poppy Cottage Studio, Canal Street Gallery, Winona Mercantile, The Bungalow, BeLove, and SACS & Co..

Mentone: Java Jacks, Terri’s This and That, TJ’s Crafts & Home Decor, Time After Time Consignment Boutique and Household furnishings, and Pete & Freddy’s Pages Aplenty Used Bookstore.

Pierceton: Shear Elegance, Roberta’s Daughter, Fern Gully Antiques, Kelsea Designs, Village Antique Gallerie, Retrospect, Sydow’s Antiques, Purr-fectly Unique Design Studio & Boutique, Blue Pearl Fine Estate Jewelry and Antiques, The Old Train Depot, Stephan Baby, Lakeland Art Gallery & Christmas Boutique, and My Red Moon Antiques, Curiosities & Collectibles. Pop-Up Shops located at the Old Train Depot include: AMC Homemade Sensations, Crace Creations, Welsh Artist, Denny Farms, Studio 13, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Radford’s Dream, Junior Achievement of Kosciusko County, Lake Area Promotional Specialties, Pierceton Lions Club, and Warsaw’s Secret Fitness Studio.

Visit the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce and Warsaw Community Development Corporation Facebook pages to learn more. Small business owners can download free marketing materials on www.shopsmall.com. Consumers can also visit the site to find small merchants to shop at on Small Business Saturday.

American Express created the Neighborhood Champions program to help rally communities around Small Business Saturday and is working alongside numerous business organizations to support local Small Business Saturday celebrations throughout the country. Participating organizations include the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA), the International Downtown Association, the Latino Coalition, the National Main Street Center, the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce connects business with opportunity by being the advocate of business in stimulating economic growth and diversity, promoting educational excellence and coordinating action on issues of community importance. For more information visit www.kchamber.com. Warsaw Community Development Corporation strives to develop Warsaw’s Central Business District through investments in people, buildings, businesses, and land. For more information visit: www.warsawcdc.org.