Small Business Saturday

Black Friday shoppers may have done more browsing than buying

2012-11-25 14:26:00

Domingo Catalan powered through the Thanksgiving night crowds to get his children toys. He methodically checked all the boxes on his relatives' wish lists on Black Friday. And before he goes to work as a data analyst for a government contractor on Cyber...

Retailers say they are bullish on in-store and online holiday sales

2012-11-25 13:53:46

Small Business Saturday helps glass blowing studio get in holiday spirit

2012-11-25 07:37:00

It was cold outside, but, "It's hot in here," said Mac Jensen, 9, who spent part of Small Business Saturday blowing into one end of a long pipe with a globule of hot glass on the other end. Mac was participating in a workshop to make holiday ornaments...

Coming up dry in search for sense in Sandy aid denial

2012-12-05 15:10:00

Trying to make sense of the Obama administration denying federal relief to Maryland for the flooding and other damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, and I'm coming up dry. No one besides maybe Grover Norquist would have beefed had Maryland picked up a few...

On parking tickets, speeding tickets and O'Malley's politics

2012-12-03 15:13:00

Nobody asked me but ... if one is urged to support small retailers during the holiday shopping season, one might expect the municipalities in which they are located to take a holiday on parking tickets. Consider what happened to Debbie Bakalich when she...

Small Business Saturday a success in Bel Air

2012-11-27 11:42:12

Big box stores draw huge crowds each year on Black Friday. But, more recently, American Express started the Small Business Saturday initiative, encouraging shoppers to hit their favorite local retailers and put their hard-earned money back into the...

Small toy shops expect bright holiday

2012-11-25 00:00:00

Just as Tom and Claudia Towles were opening their second Baltimore toy shop four years ago, the recession hit. The owners of aMuse Toys decided to cut back — not on staff or selling space — but on the number of manufacturers whose products...

On Green Monday, recycle your expired gift certificates at Sotto Sopra

2012-11-23 08:30:00

If you make it though Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, you have Green Monday to look forward to. That's what Sotto Sopra is calling its Nov. 26 dining promotion, where customers will be able to convert expired dining coupons or gift certificates...

North Baltimore merchants plan big investment in Small Business Saturday

2012-11-23 07:51:00

Ask bookstore owner Benn Ray which he prefers, Black Friday or Small Business Saturday, and he will give you a straight answer. "I prefer the one that's going to bring in the most money," said Ray, president of the Hampden Village Merchants...

Two Havre de Grace businesses to get enterprise zone tax credits

2012-11-20 11:21:52

Two property owners in Havre de Grace are set to get city property tax credits for being in designated Enterprise Zones, if the city council approves legislation it introduced Monday night. Cytek Engineered Materials, at 1300 Revolution St., and Toy Thym...

Small businesses facing the coming shopping season

2012-11-20 06:02:00

The Black Friday shopping weekend last year brought sales that surpassed expectations at Sports Card Heroes on Main Street. With a new location across the street, owner Rick Currence is looking forward to the 2012 holiday season, hopeful sales will...

Hampden: Let's give a big hand to Halloween costume contest winners

2012-11-16 12:06:00

Despite superstorm Sandy's best efforts, Hampden's Halloween festivities this year would not be derailed. Postponed, sure, but not canceled. So instead of the annual Hampden festival taking place Oct. 31, it took place the following Saturday, Nov. 3....

Shopper turnout was “terrific” and the store was “busy, non-stop” throughout Saturday, Small Business Saturday, in Bel Air.

2012-11-24 00:00:00

Holiday shopper Anna Maysak of Hagerstown places her entry in a glass jar Saturday afternoon for a chance at the Small Business Saturday $100 drawing.

2012-11-24 00:00:00

President Barack Obama and his daughters Sasha and Malia visited a small bookstore near Washington, D.C. on Small Business Saturday.

2012-11-24 00:00:00