Shop Locally in West Orange on Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24

On November 24, American Express will present the third annual Small Business Saturday.

American Express founded the day in 2010 to help small businesses get exposure during the holiday season, when they might be otherwise overlooked, according to the credit card company's website. With retailers buzzing around the holidays, it is important to support local small businesses that rely on their neighbors in order to continue prospering and building the local economy in West Orange, according to the website.

Last year, 100 million people nationwide participated in Small Business Saturday by shopping at locally owned stores to help boost the economy and their communities, according to American Express' website.

This year, some of the stores participating are:

Clothing

• Custom Shirts

Medical

• Dr. Adel Armanious
• Advanced Endodontics
• B & B Eye Group
• CMIT Solutions
• Cross Country Orthopaedics
• First Mountain Health
• Healing Hands Chiropractor

Food and Drink

• Brinks Wine & Liquors
• Due Amici Ristorante
• Eagle Rock Diner
• Gaffers Pub
• Halligan's Public House
• Lotus Oriental Cuisine
• Pal's Cabin
• Pepe's Barbecue
• Reuben's Glatt Spot
• The Rock Bottom Bar
• Slate Restaurant & Bar
• Young Kim Sushi

Other

• A & K Floral Designs
• Advantage Pest Control
• A.S.A.P. General Contractors
• The Best Drycleaning
• BFD Technical Services
• Carousel Convenience
• Chaudhry Auto Repair
• Chris Ameli Plumbing
• Claudia's Limo Service
• Daryll Kraemer
• Dan Bennett
• DBS Heat & Cooling
• Dollar Tree
• Ench Roofing Supply
• Jerry's Artarama
• Katty Coiffeure Full Service
• Life Liters
• New Seasons Press
• Party Central Express
• Photo Booth Shop
• Rafael Santiago
• Rock Spring Club
• Swanyard Inns
• Uceda Inc.
• Vanderhoof Transportation
• Vision World
• West Orange Auto Body
• West Orange Gas
• West Orange Pharmacy
• Williams Carpentry

You can also “like” Small Business Saturday on Facebook by visiting www.facebook.com/shopsmall.

American Express reminds everyone on their website that "everyone has locally owned businesses in their community, and shopping on Small Business Saturday is the perfect way to give back to the businesses you know and love in your community."

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