business on msnbc. hi, everyone. i m jj ramberg and welcome to a special small business saturday version of your business here in golden, colorado. six years ago small business saturday, that day in between black friday and cyber monday, got its start. since then communities across the country have banded together to get people to shop local as they kick off the holiday season. here in golden, colorado, nestled at the foot of the rocky mountains and just 15 miles from denver is a community steeped in history and entrepreneurship. from the gold prospectors in the 1850s to the coors brewery which got its start about 150 years ago, we talked to small business owners here on main street to find out what they re doing to get people to shop local. and what the biggest business in town, the coors brewery, is doing to boost traffic on main street. with a large western style sign welcoming visitors with the words, howdy folks, golden, colorado, is a beautiful historic town th
As the third generation owner of this hardware store, they distinguished themselves of having everything and then some. canning equipment, lawn and garden, power equipment. and even though golden has several big box stores, steve says when a customer can t find what they re looking for, the large stores often refer the customers back to meyer hardware in golden. probably not a day that goes by that we don t have a recommendation from home depot or one of the big boxes. as small business saturday approaches, the owners on main street are working together to use the day as an opportunity to further the community s engagement with the local businesses. small business saturday is a huge deal. we have that morning the elf run. which is 5k through town. we all have the opportunity to give out products and samples and coupons. a lot of people will do the race and then have breakfast in town.