Shop Local in Clawson on Small Business Saturday

Move over, big box stores- it's time for small businesses to have their turn in the spotlight.

Crowds flocked to the malls and national retailers yesterday in honor of Black Friday, hoping to snatch up the best deals in town as stores offered deep price cuts and discounts.

But, what about all those mom-and-pop stores all over Clawson and the surrounding cities, including Royal Oak, Berkley, Birmingham and Ferndale? 

That's where Small Business Saturday comes in.

Small Business Saturday is “a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities,” the U.S. Small Business Administration explains on its website.

Founded by American Express in 2010, the shopping holiday drew over 100 million people last year, according to the company's website. This year, Small Business Saturday will be held on Nov. 24.

If you have an American Express credit card, you can receive $25 back one time when you spend $25 or more at a participating small business on Saturday, as long as you enroll your card online beforehand.

Small businesses in Clawson that will be participating in the American Express promotion include:

• Wunderground Magic, Inc.
• Studio 41 Photography
• Triple Thread Custom Design
• Black Lotus Brewing Company
• American Flag and Banner
• Nature's Creation
• PK Yarn Over Knit
• Royal Kubo
• Moose Winooski's
• Clawson Grill
• LC Luggage
• South Main Beauty Supply
• Flipside Records
• Noble Fish
• Lim's Palace
• Car One
• Michael's Wine Shoppe
• Leon & Lulu
• Amazon Stingrays
• ACO
• Due Venti
• PF Galleries
• Grumpy's
• Frittata
• Main Street Liquor
• Renshaw Lounge
• Zorba's Family Restaurant
• Tavern on the Main
• A&W
• Faym-us Chicken
• Old Port Inn
• Jet's Pizza
• Smoking Joe
• Hydro Vision
• Bangkok Silver Bowl Thai
• Nick's Country Oven
• Atlantis Fish Shoppe
• Bizcard Xpress
• Palace Liquor and Deli
• Brainwater Enterprises
• China Town
• Dairy Bar & Grill
• Tease Salon
• Trim Barberhouse
• Lifetime Dental
• Clawson Shoe Service
• Everyday Yoga
• Purified Water to Go
• Clawson Service Center
• Laundry Palace
• Ohm 
• Collex Collision
• Graef Dental
• Advanced Opthamology
• Bayliss Tire & Auto
• Grodin Consulting
• House of Plastic Optical
• Kimball Animal Hospital
• Gramer Funeral Home
• Comfort Plus
• Premium Hearing Solutions
• Clawson Footcare Specialists
• Premium Hearing Solution
• Custom Temperature Control Inc.
• Verizon Wireless
• Summit Clearning Supplies
• Clawson Steakhouse

Join in the chat surrounding Small Business Saturday on Twitter by using the hashtag #ShopSmall.