#small business saturday
Water is life. Support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as they protect their sacred and rightful land.
50% of the proceeds of this ocean-inspired calendar will benefit #NoDAPL.
http://www.celestenoche.com/shop/oceans
Featuring lettering by a luxe contraband, this 12-page calendar celebrates the beauty of water as seen from the California coast. Each month includes a postcard and a quote by an inspiring woman.
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BLACK FRIDAY / CYBER MONDAY SALE
Seashell Locket Necklace fromJezie Jewelry
$26$12.74 with the code JEZIE30
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i have lots of matte art prints available on my etsy, and they’re on sale through december 4th!
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Hello, dearest followers! We’ve been quiet over here because it turns out running a new online shop is a LOT of work! But we’ve loved every second of it, and are especially exciting to be starting our first Black Friday-Small Business Saturday-Cyber Monday weekend (the biggest shopping weekend in the US!). Our shop is not only a women-owned small bsuiness, but it helps support dozens of other small businesses & independent designers!
Our deal is Buy One, Get One 50% Off (almost) anything in the shop! Only original paintings by Dust & Ash Co. are excluded. The discount will appear automagically during check out, no code required! Plus, we offer free shipping with the US for orders over $100.
We have lots of curated astro-fashion, toys, and gifts in the shop, and many items are custom, limited edition, or even one-of-a-kind! Shop early to find that special gift for the space-lovers among your friends, family, or even yourself.
Stay safe this holiday season, and share space metaphorically rather than physically, with gift curated by professional astronomers.
—Emily, Debbie, & Kelle
On Small Business Saturday, learn about the U. S. Department of State Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Direct Line program, which provides opportunities for U.S. small and medium-sized businesses to hear from experts at U.S. diplomatic missions in over 190 countries, where our staffs are trained to identify promising market sectors and to help U.S. exporters capitalize on new opportunities. Read more and register for future Direct Line programs here.
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Support small businesses! My review/haul of the Etsy shop ABlackStar.
Small Business Saturday Weekend Sale!
Hey guys! So I kind of dropped the ball as far as Black Friday Sales go due to family ordeals and a breakup, but I’m offering a weekend long sale for Small Business Saturday - Cyber Monday!!
I’ll have sales on certain prints through Storenvy’s Marketplace (30% off black friday sale), or you can use the promo code in my storefront { SMALLBIZ } for 25% off your total order! ^.^
Any & all sales will help me get through the holiday season & go towards fixing my car!
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My name is Matt Buchholz, and I run a small business, Alternate Histories. I make cards & prints with monsters in them. I sell them online, at some stores around the country, and at craft/art shows. I live and work out of a two bedroom apartment in Pittsburgh that I rent. I pay for my own health insurance and struggle with taxes & all the small business work. I also run all my own social media & marketing, and try to keep up with everything. It’s hard & exhausting but I love it.
In short, I’m a lot like many of my friends here in Pittsburgh and around the country. We made some kind of art, discovered that people like it, and are working to get that work in front of customers so they’ll buy it. I’m fortunate that Alternate Histories is my main source of income; a lot of my friends still have part or full time jobs to support themselves.
The holiday season is incredibly important to us, as that’s when we make most of our money. For instance, my sales in November & December of 2014 accounted for almost 50% of my entire sales for the year!
Which brings us to all the brouhaha around Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, & Cyber Monday. Everything is predicated on incredible deals. Save 30%, 40%, 50%. Free shipping, free overnight, buy one get one free, etc.
This weekend I was thinking about sales and trying to figure out what I could offer; maybe a Cyber Monday deal? Shop Local discounts?
Here’s what I realized: I can’t afford to offer a discount.
I’ve had other online sales during the course of the year, and I’m delighted when you take advantage of them. But the truth is that I can’t afford it right now. There are a lot of factors that contribute to slumping online sales (crowded marketplace, Etsy search algorithims, etc) but it’s something that all of my friends are dealing with.
I love that some big retailers like REI are taking a stand and closing on Black Friday. I applaud that. I wish every big store would take this approach. But that’s simply not something that I have the luxury to do.
We want to keep making fun, creative, hand-made and independently produced work for you. And we hope that you’ll seek out this type of work. But to be frank; it does cost more. It’s more expensive for me to print & ship work from home than it is for a factory in China to print 10,000 of them and them on Amazon or Alibaba.com. Independently produced work simply costs more.
So what I want to say is this:
1. Thank you. Thank you to everyone who has bought my work over the past five years, and who will continue to buy it. Your support means the world to me. It let me quit my job and start working for myself, which is a miraculous thing. It’s the American Dream, as corny as that sounds.
2. I’m sorry that I can’t offer discounts this holiday season. I wish I could, because you folks deserve it. But charging full prices for items now is what lets me stay in business for the rest of the year. It’s what lets me start working on new Holiday card designs in May, when sales are slow. It’s what lets me work on my next crazy idea, keep going, and try to grow as a business.
3. There are lots of ways for you to support me and other independent artists this holiday season. Buy directly from us online. Go to a store that sells work by local and indie makers. Or come to a holiday craft market - they’re easy to find! I’ll be at Crafty Supermarket (Cincinnati) on Nov 28, Handmade Arcade (Pittsburgh) on Dec 5, and the SuperFriends Holiday Market (Pittsburgh) on Dec 12. The Etsy Local feature lets you find markets near you - or if you can’t find a place and want a suggestion, email me. I’ll be glad to steer you towards some places where you can meet artists, talk with them, and support their work.
I hope I’ll see you at a show this year, or that you’ll check me out online. Or hey, if my stuff isn’t your style, that’s cool. Wherever you live, there are talented artists nearby who want to share their work with you. I hope you’ll seek them out this holiday season.
love,
Matt Buchholz
this small business saturday, support small business like mine! i’m so excited to be a part of storenvy’s sale, selling holiday cards that i collaborated on with danielle kerley.
http://www.storenvy.com/stores/36104-alicia-heximer-photography
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
KMK is having a #BlackFriday Weekend Sale!
Starting at 12am tonight a coupon code for 30% off your total purchase KMK30 will be activated on our etsy Shop! The best part it works for SAMPLE already discounted items, which we will be adding more of before the sale! This code will work through the weekend including #SmallBusinessSaturday ending at 10pm on #CyberMonday! Have a fun weekend with family and food and support small business and local as much as you can this Shopping season!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/KMKDesignsllc?ref=hdr_shop_menu#
Photo by Jen Montgomery Photography
Hat by Blonde Swan
Only works for items listed in the etsy shop:) No fully custom items please, examples, ones we drew a sketch for you, or something new we have never made before. Happy shopping!
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Always feels good to get things checked off the to-do list! New prints are listed and my shop has been updated! Whether you “shop small” with me or not - thank you for considering it! ❤️❤️❤️
Not sure what prompted me to draw this. It was just in my head.
#MoreIsMore!
#drawing #sketch #inkdrawing #advertising #advertisingart #storyboards #eyeliner #makeup #mirrorselfie #Thanksgiving, #BlackFriday, #SmallBusinessSaturday, #CyberMonday #GivingTuesday
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Shop link in our profile! (Or type in our URL that’s in the image watermarks)
We’re running a sale all weekend long, through ‘til Monday! :D 20% off almost all our charms (except clearance ones), and 10% off wood decor and plushies!
Orders will go out the Wednesday morning after the sale is done. This is also the last shipping run that we can safely estimate Canadian/US orders arriving on time for Christmas! It’s probably too late for international, the delivery times vary wildly depending on where an order is sent to so we can’t make a solid guess. After this deadline it’s less and less likely you’ll get your order in time, so don’t procrastinate on your holiday shopping!
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These cute plushies are fresh off the sewing machine! For the first time you can get these limited quantity cuties for 20% off during our black friday sale!
Link for the shop is in our profile!! Check it out
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Shop small & local with Lavinia Lingerie ⚡️
Browsing Tumblr on the weekend? If so, we invite you to explore our lingerie collections and shop small with us!
We’re offering 40% off on selected collections by Lise Charmel and other gorgeous brands with new deals added every day!
Check out our sale
P.S. If you’re near Leesburg, Virginia, you can opt for local order pickup.
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Small business Saturday deals live all day at flavnt.com!
And as always 15% of your purchase will go toward our #supportblair campaign!
25% off EVERYTHING & free shipping in North America until 12/2!!
chuchugou.storenvy.com
All of my merch is limited and will NOT be restocked!! ✨ get your waifus and husbandos before they’re sold out!
Happy Small Business Saturday!!
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As a small business ourselves, Frame & Follie encourages you to shop small and shop local this holiday season. And to celebrate the Shop Small movement, we’re offering 30% off all Etsy orders placed this weekend using code SHOPSMALL2014. Valid Saturday & Sunday only!!
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It’sSmall Business Saturday so I wanted to remind you that includes your favorite fandom’s fanartists! You can support us by commissioning, buying prints and other merchandise, and becoming patrons on platforms like Patreon, and even just by reblogging our artwork to help us gain exposure. Please consider giving your favorite artists some business today and in the coming weeks!
If I’m one of the artists you choose to support, you can do so by heading over to my Patreon. You’ll find several monthly support tiers starting as low as $3, which can get you:
-access to extra new artwork, including tender and filth and everything in between (the images previewed above are close crops of Patreon exclusive artwork!)
-the ability to commission me (I’m not currently taking commissions otherwise)
-special commission discounts (lifetime pledge applied towards total commission cost)
-the ability to submit and vote on prompts for me to draw each month ($9+ tiers, both SFW and NSFW options)
-free random 5x7 print ($9 tier one-time, $18+ monthly)
-special merchandise ($18+ tiers, received after 3 months of patronage)
(If you subscribe now, there’s still time to submit a prompt for my monthly drawing!)
Thank you for supporting your local business today and for helping small businesses stay afloat in these hard times!
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