Small Business Saturday 2020: Help Businesses In Germantown

GERMANTOWN, MD — Wedged between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is Small Business Saturday — an annual holiday shopping tradition that encourages people to patronize mom-and-pop stores in their area.

American Express created Small Business Saturday in 2010 as a way to help struggling small businesses rebound from the economic recession. But in this day and age — when business owners are whipsawed by coronavirus-related restrictions and shutdowns — patronizing your local ice cream or stationary store on Small Business Saturday is more important than ever.

"You might not realize it, but every time you pick up a cup of coffee from your favorite neighborhood cafe or buy a gift from a local artist's online store, you're shopping small and making a difference," American Express said in a statement. "In fact, 62 percent of U.S. small businesses reported that they need to see consumer spending return to pre-COVID levels by the end of 2020 in order to stay in business."

Here are some Germantown businesses — according to American Express — that you can support on Small Business Saturday:

Dining

• Picca Pollo A La Brasa — 13000 Middlebrook Rd.
• King Bbq Pit — 12613 Wisteria Drive
• Mi Rancho Restaurant — 19725 Germantown Rd.
• Zane Japanese Eatery — 19833 Century Blvd.
• Moby Dick House Of Kabob — 12844 Pinnacle Drive
• Paisano's Pizza — 18313 Leaman Farm Rd.
• Germantown Bakery — 13069 Wisteria Drive
• Woodside Deli — 13048 Middlebrook Rd.
• Jamaica Mi Crazy Restaurant — 13525 Clopper Rd.
• Jumbo Jumbo Cafe — 19732 Germantown Rd.
• Beiler's Donuts — 12615 Wisteria Drive

Shopping

• Oaxaca Florist — 20418 Alderleaf Terrace
• Germantown Beer & Wine — 13046 Middlebrook Rd.
• Jennys Beauty — 12929 Wisteria Drive
• Lularoe Kristen Troop — 12908 Churchill Ridge Circle
• Furniture & Mattress Outlet — 12401 Middlebrook Rd.
• Lapps Quality Furniture — 12613 Wisteria Drive
• Mary Mills — 19104 Jamieson Drive
• Dee Beauty Supply — 13511 Clopper Rd.

Fitness and Entertainment

• Art Galaxy — 19725 Germantown Rd.
• Tiger Master Tkd — 1241 Middlebrook Rd.
• Commotion Dance Studio — 13097 Wisteria Drive