CHAMBER News:
The holiday shopping season is critical to local small businesses. This year’s Small Business Saturday is Nov. 26 and will bring much needed focus to small, local businesses.
The following are some of the activities happening around Los Alamos for Small Business Saturday:
Blue Bucks Promotion
Enterprise Bank & Trust will again sponsor the award-winning Blue Bucks Promotion, which will run Friday, Nov. 25 through Saturday, Dec. 10.
An update to the program this year: each minimum purchase of 1 cent through $25 will receive one ticket, then one ticket for each additional $25 spent. As in the past, purchases made in person or online on the actual Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26, will be worth double tickets!
Shopping or eating at participating businesses will give participants a chance to win great cash and gift card prizes, courtesy of Enterprise Bank & Trust! There will be one $1,000 cash prize, one $500 cash prize, one $250 cash prize, and many gift certificates or merchandise from participating businesses! And of course, the business that gives out the $1,000 winning ticket will also receive $1,000!
Participating businesses and organizations will be highlighted in the print edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post Special Small Business Saturday section that will come out Wednesday, Nov. 23.
Holiday Shopping Guide
The Los Alamos Creative District, MainStreet and the Chamber will again produce the Los Alamos Holiday Shopping Guide, made possible by Del Norte Credit Union. The Holiday Shopping Guide highlights unique products or services that can purchase right here in town! The shopping guide will also be published in the Los Alamos Daily Post Special Small Business Saturday section.
Small Business Saturday Tax Holiday
Don’t forget that Saturday, Nov. 26 also is once again a New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax Holiday! For this one day, the state suspends collection of gross receipts tax on sales of qualifying items at certain small businesses. Plan to get holiday shopping done locally on that day! For more information visit: www.tax.newmexico.gov/news-alerts/small-business-saturday.
Los Alamos Businesses that sell Gift Cards
Also, as part of Small Business Saturday, the Chamber, along with Los Alamos MainStreet and the Creative District, will again produce a list of the businesses in town that sell gift cards. Gift cards make great gifts and are an easy way to show support for small businesses. Send the list to out of town relatives to make their holiday shopping easy!
Family YMCA Vendor Market Popup Sale
Don’t miss this craft sale at the Family YMCA gym on Small Business Saturday. Located at 1450 Iris St., there will be many artisans selling their crafts from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Gifts Galore!
Los Alamos Business Accelerator Pop-up Shops Grand Opening
Show support to these retailers, who plan to open a permanent location in Los Alamos County and are testing their concept this holiday season! Offered by Los Alamos MainStreet & Chamber of Commerce, the program was made possible through a partnership with New Mexico MainStreet and HatchForm, as well as grants from the New Mexico Economic Development Department through a LEADS Grant, LANL Foundation, New Mexico Resiliency Alliance, LANL Community Partnerships Office, Enterprise Bank & Trust, Del Norte Credit Union and Cohort 1 Los Alamos Business Accelerator graduates, Wheeed, Samizdat Bookstore & Teahouse, Little Studio on the Mesa and Inspired Jewelers.
Wolf & Mermaid Enchanted Roasters
Find enchantment in your cup! Fresh roasted, single origin, whole bean coffee. Roasted weekly in micro batches.
Los Alamos Golf & Games
Golf simulator and arcade games. Get ready for some indoor fun. This year the Business Accelerator Pop-up Shop is located at 181 Central Park Square, next-door to Origami Restaurant. The Grand Opening will be on Small Business Saturday at noon Nov. 26.
Also be sure to visit and support the four businesses that opened in Los Alamos and White Rock from the 2021 Business Accelerator program: Samizdat Bookstore & Teahouse (174 Central Park Square, co-located with Los Alamos STEAM Lab), Little Studio on the Mesa (113 Longview Drive, WR), Wheeed! (21 and older only) and Inspired Jewelers (both at 555 Trinity Drive).
So why settle for just one day? Support our local businesses this holiday season. Remember: Shop Small to Win Big!
Contact the Los Alamos Chamber for more information or to sign up to participate: ryn@losalamos.org, sam@losalamos or 505.661.4816.
