Small Business Saturday Spending Tops $16.2 Billion, A 14% Increase From Last Year

Small Business Saturday took place this past weekend. American Express created Small Business Saturday in 2010 to help bring more awareness and consumer dollars to small businesses during the busiest shopping season of the year. It has accomplished just that, with the most recent edition the most successful yet according to results from the Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey, released by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and American Express.