This Saturday, November 28th 2015 is Small Business Saturday!
First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday. November 27, 2010 was the first ever Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is the day we celebrate the Shop Small movement to drive shoppers to local merchants across the U.S.
More than 200 organizations have already joined American Express OPEN, the company’s small business unit, in declaring the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday.
We have created an INTERACTIVE MAP of the Denver businesses participating as well as a breakdown of each one. * Thank you to NP Dodge Real Estate & the booj marketing department for the idea!
Small Business Saturday 2015 in Denver
1. Artisan Center
Address: 2757 E 3rd Ave. Denver 80206
Hours: 10am – 5:30pm
The Artisan Center, created in 1977, is a Denver landmark and community gathering place. Through architectural default it is ensured that people meet, talk and come together in the marketplace spirit of community. Under the visage of its single owner, Ellen Seale Durst, the Artisan Center has been able to transcend retail from the common to the extraordinary and allows customers to be reminded of the beauty and hopefulness of creativity.
2. Athena’s Closet
Address: 5305 E. Colfax Ave. #B Denver 80220
Hours: 10am – 6pm
Athena’s Closet is a locally owned plus size women’s consignment shop. The shop was designed and developed as a beautiful, clean, and comfortable shopping environment to fit the needs and/or wants of women sizes 14 and up.
3. Bastien’s Restaurant
Address: 3503 E. Colfax Ave, Denver 80206
Hours: 5pm – 10pm
Bastien’s Restaurant was purchased by the Bastien family in 1937 (formerly Moon Drive Inn). Sit back and enjoy their food prepared daily for you and yours in a true retro atmosphere.
4. Blue Bridal Boutique
Address: 500 16th Street (Floor 2), Denver 80202
Hours: 10am – 6pm
At Blue Bridal Boutique, they think finding the perfect dress should be a warm and cozy experience. They want you to kick off your heels (or your snow boots) and stay awhile. They’ve done their job if you leave their boutique feeling like you just met some great new friends, and found the perfect dress along the way. They realize your dress is not the only part of your wedding, so although their gowns range from $900-$3,000, they do their best to keep their average price around $1,200.
5. Blue Ruby Boutique
Address: 1428 Larimer St, Denver 80202
Hours: 10am – 8pm
Opening its Littleton doors in 2008, Blue Ruby has continued to lead Denver to its fashion potential. Owner Julie Watson envisioned a store where women could come and shop for their entire wardrobe– a mix of casual jeans and upscale dresses. The Blue Ruby customer is a casual, bohemian chic customer who likes to wear jeans and boots while walking around Colorado but likes to get dressed up at night in a silky blouse or a one-of-a-kind leather jacket.
Blue Ruby continues to commit itself to providing an approachable store where the customer can comfortably shop and not worry about messing up displays or finding their size. The friendly atmosphere is apparent right when you walk in with an attentive staff and a hot chocolate machine.
6. Body & Soul Salon & Spa
Address: 4118 8th Avenue, Denver 80220
Body & Soul Salon & Spa is a full service salon with experienced professionals. They offer a wide variety of services, with a Redken Color Specialist, CND Educator and Master Nailcare Service Provider as well as a Dermalogica Post-Graduate Skin Therapist.
They cater to men and women and also offer an array of services for African Americans. Children obtaining a professional service are also welcome.
7. City Kitty Sitter
Address: 1111 Broadway #403, Denver 80203
City Kitty Sitter is Denver’s Premiere Pet Sitting Service. Their team of Professional Pet Sitters are knowledgeable and experienced in handling all types of animals. But most of all, they promise to love your fur family like our own while you are away.
Pet Services include daily visits, walks and backyard exercise, overnight house sitting, and special needs pet care. Safe medication administration offered by our team of Certified Veterinary Technicians or qualified pet care providers.
8. Enstrom Candies
Address: 201 University Blvd #118, Denver 80206
Hours: 8am – 7pm
Throughout the last 50 years, Enstrom Candies has expanded their product line to include toffee popcorn, truffles and delicious gourmet chocolates. Thanks to Granddad Chet, they are celebrating over fifty years of a treasured family business; over fifty years of watching eyes light up and smiles appear when people taste the world’s finest almond toffee. Most importantly, they are celebrating more than fifty years of honoring Granddad’s philosophy that “we’re just making a little almond toffee for a few of our friends.”
9. Fascination St. Fine Art
Address: 315 Detroit St, Denver 80206
Hours: 10am – 6pm
Fascination St. Fine Art was established in the summer of 1992 in the Cherry Creek North shopping district. The gallery features original paintings, sculpture and limited edition artwork by the finest regional, national and international artists.
10. Fluff Beauty Bar
Address: 1516 Wazee St, Denver 80202
Hours: 9am – 9pm
Fluff Beauty Bar is a Denver complete style bar concept featuring a Blowout and Style Bar, Makeup Studio, Mani-Pedi Lounge, Champagne and Color and Extensions Bar.
11. Frinje
Address: 1408 Larimer Square, Suite 101, Denver 80202
Frinje is the next generation of a double decade fashion tradition. First rooted in the Vail Valley, then spreading its branches to Denver, they are evolving and growing with fashion trends and styles.
Frinje offers to its customers affordably priced fashions for children, teens, and adults. Their brands are nationally recognized favorites and trend -setters. They embrace many “pay it forward” brands available at all their locations. These brands all have interesting stories to tell. Frinje is proud to be their storyteller.
12. Game Exchange Colorado
Address: 2650 West 6th Avenue, Denver 80204
Hours: 10am – 4pm
Family owned and operated, Game Exchange Colorado‘s 75,000 s.f. facility makes them the Rocky Mountain region’s largest supplier of home entertainment games & equipment. For more than 25 years, they have been one of the country’s most experienced suppliers for all of your home entertainment needs. You will not believe your eyes as you experience hundreds of pinball machines, video games, billiard tables, and more on their 12,000 s.f. showroom floor. Best of all, both new and reconditioned games are available to meet the needs of any budget.
13. Hair by Renee Marie
Address: 299 Detroit St, Denver 80206
Hair by Renee Marie is a full service hair studio located in the Cherry Creek North Neighborhood. Renee’s clients are rewarded beyond expectation by her artistic talent, technical experience, and standards for excellence.
14. Headlines Salon
Address: 284 South Downing Street, Denver 80209
Hours: 9am – 6pm
Headlines Salon is an Aveda Concept Salon and exclusively use Aveda products. A distinctive line derived from pure flower and plant essences that energize, soothe, relax, and inspire. As a Concept Salon, they are aligned with the Aveda philosophy of maintaining a healthy mind, body, and soul.
15. HW Home
Address: 199 Clayton Lane, Denver 80206
Hours: 10am – 7pm
HW Home‘s flagship store showcases the latest in home fashions from around the world. Their professional design staff will help create your ideal space with the best from living room to bedroom.
16. L&M Restore and Décor
Address: 6640 Federal Boulevard, Denver 80221
L&M Restore & Décor are a small yet unique thrift store specializing in up-cycling furniture that was once curbside trash and transform it into a one-of-kind piece.
17. Lulu’s Furniture & Décor
Address: 2050 West 30th Avenue, Denver 80211
Hours: 11am – 6pm
Lulu’s Furniture & Décor is a mother-daughter Colorado company offering home decor & design services that transcend the conventional. With the ever changing, always current mix of vintage finds, affordable custom upholstery & furniture, gifts, art, jewelry, lighting and rugs; their store is as unique as their clients. Their designers will make your space come alive with creativity and functionality.
18. Marczyk Fine Foods
Address: 5100 East Colfax Avenue, Denver 80220
Hours: 8am – 8pm
Marczyk Fine Foods is a a neighborhood market where people could get great ingredients for breakfast, lunch and dinner or really excellent prepared food for an easy meal. Marczyk Fine Foods offers sustainably raised beef, pork and lamb from family farms, unique and interesting Italian imports, old fashioned sodas, milk in glass bottles, amazing Colorado-made products and more.
19. MCA Denver
Address: 1485 Delgany Street, Denver 80202
Hours: 10am – 5pm
MCA Denver is the Museum of Contemporary Art, an innovative forum for contemporary art that inspires and challenges all audiences, creating understanding and dialog about art of our time and features changing exhibits of modern painting, sculpture & more in an eco-friendly space with a rooftop cafe.
20. MegaFauna
Address: 3102 Blake Street, Denver 80205
Hours: 10am – 7pm
MegaFauna is on a mission to support the evolution of the conscious consumer culture through sustainable business practices and localized marketplaces. MegaFauna’s goal is to become an epicenter of change through social programs focused on providing independent artists (designers, crafts people, jewelers, mixed media, musicians, etc.) the tools, skills and network necessary to become successful. MegaFauna specializes in Clothing, Screen Printing & Embroidery, Graphic Design & more.
21. Nora’s Retro
Address: 432 E. 3rd Avenue, Denver 80203
Nora’s Retro is a fashion boutique in the Cherry Creek neighborhood for moms and daughters. They sell unique women’s clothing and accessories.
22. Oster Jewelers
Address: 251 Steele Street, Denver 80206
Hours: 10:30am – 5pm
Oster Jewelers is a unique diamond, watch & jewelry boutique located in the Cherry Creek neighborhood. They support the artisans and dedicated perfectionists who are creating today’s jewels. They buy with the future in mind; providing their customers with items of lasting quality.
23. Perfect Petal
Address: 3600 W. 32nd Avenue Suite B, Denver 80211
Hours: 9am – 8pm
The Perfect Petal is a full service floral design studio and garden inspired lifestyle boutique in Denver’s Highlands neighborhood specializing in flowers for Denver & Colorado weddings & events.
24. Reverie Living
Address: 1671 Central Street, Denver 80211
Hours: 11am – 7pm
Reverie Living is a contemporary boutique offering unique and affordable gifts, homewares, personal accessories, and now select women’s apparel. Born of a long-held dream to create a venue and shopping experience that speaks to the aesthetic spirit in each of us, Reverie Living invites you to find inspiration for you and for others.
25. River North Workshop
Address: 3040 Blake Street Unit 131, Denver 80205
River North Workshop is an open workshop/retail store, crafting and selling green homewares that are locally made and sourced. They collaborate with other local businesses, give new life to old furniture and hold workshops concentrating on the home.
The homewares created and sold in the workshop are produced without using toxic chemicals and substances.
26. Scented Studio
Address: 215 Detroit Street, Denver 80206
Hours: 10am – 4pm
Scented Studio opened in 2011 and has been providing unique fragrance experiences to individuals, couples, families and groups of all kinds. Every day their team of fragrance specialists helps clients handcraft unique body, home and bath products. They only use top quality fragrant and essential oils, and provide clients with products that are made in the USA and free of parabens, sulfates and phthalates. And rest assured, no ingredient is ever tested on animals.
27. Strut
Address: 3611 W. 32nd Avenue, Denver 80211
Hours: 10:30am – 6:30pm
Strut opened it’s doors in 2005 with a goal to provide Denver with a well-edited and fashion forward selection of Women’s Shoes, Jewelry and Accessories. They feature top designers, such as Coclico, Pepe Monjo, AS98, Lacausa , 49 Square Miles, Rails, Frye, Gypsy 05, SEN, Miz Mooz, TOMS, Nation, Gidigio, Gentle Fawn, Joe’s Jeans, Kork-Ease, and many more.
28. T-Trove Asian Décor
Address: 189 S. Broadway, Denver 80209
Hours: 10am – 5pm
T-Trove Asian Décor offers quality furniture, art, and home décor from China, Taiwan, Japan, the US and other countries. They have expanded their collection throughout the years to incorporate more Asian influenced gifts, jewelry, and garden accessories. You will find many hand crafted solid wood furniture, original art works, Asian home décor, Japanese stone lanterns, quality garden pots and unique gifts.
29. Thai Nail Salon
Address: 2700 E. 6th Avenue, Denver 80206
Hours: 10am – 6pm
Thai Nail Salon provides high quality, spa like, nail services in a clean and comfortable environment. Their tools are cleansed thoroughly, disinfected, and then sanitized in a sterilizer machine after every use. They use only the best nail polish available. They provide only natural nail services. No acrylic nail services are done in order to keep a clean and odor free environment.
30. The River Power Vinyasa Yoga
Address: 1212 Delaware Street, Denver 80204
The River Power Vinyasa Yoga studio opened it’s doors in October 2012. They set out to create a space for connection and wellness where people are encouraged to live into their full potential via the practice of yoga. The River is an independently owned, single-location, boutique studio. They provide exceptional yoga experiences, educational programs, intentional partnerships and more.
31. Vert Beauty
Address: 3442 W. 32nd Avenue, Denver 80211
Hours: 10am – 7pm
Vert Beauty offers only the finest natural and organic beauty products that nourish your skin and leave you looking radiant and healthy. By selecting the most luxurious brands developed through green science, Vert Beauty provides you with environmentally sustainable beauty choices that leave you glowing and feeling great inside and out. Replenish your skin’s wellness with natural ingredients that are as gentle as they are refreshing. They handpick each product based on the purity of its contents, the quality of its performance, and the environmental sustainability of its manufacturer.
32. W Boutique
Address: 1071 S. Gaylord Street, Denver 80209
Hours: 10am – 6pm
W Boutique is inspired by New York attitude and mixed with a little Cali love, their Denver boutique represents the best of both coasts. W carries on point, wear-now clothing and accessories, with most everything under $100 price point.
33. Whatever Pops Up
Address: 1423 Larimer Street Unit 055, Denver 80202
Hours: 10am – 6pm
Whatever Pops Up is home to Denver’s gourmet popcorn for every occasion. Choose from over 20 amazing flavors like #18 (a.k.a. Buffalo & Blue Cheese), Dill Pickle, Salty Caramel, and Cinnamon Bun. They’ve got something for, you know, whatever pops up.
34. Wigs Today
Address: 3003 E. 3rd Avenue, Denver 80206
Hours: 10am – 6pm
Wigs Today offers hand-selected custom human hair and synthetic wigs and accessories for women and men. They specialize in creating custom wigs for cancer and alopecia patients, as well as other clients experiencing hair loss. Carrying the largest FOLLEA™ wigs inventory in the Denver area.
35. Wild Yarns
Address: 1227 21st Street, Denver 80205
Hours: 11am – 6pm
Wild Yarns is located in the Ball Park Neighborhood. They focus on Colorado and the West, Wild Yarns carries a selection of yarn that is hand-spun and/or hand-dyed by local artists, as well as wool and alpaca yarn from ranches in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. There are also locally-made stitch markers, shawl pins, and project bags you’ll want to add to your collection and offer a variety of classes in knitting, crochet, and design.
36. Wish Boutique
Address: 1099 S. Gaylord, Denver 80209
Hours: 10am – 6pm
Wish Boutique is a one-of-a-kind women’s clothing store, located on Old South Gaylord Street, in the Washington Park neighborhood. They are locally-owned by a Denver native and formerly known as Pine Creek Clothing Co. They offer women’s clothing and accessories from some of the best-known designers and strive to carry distinct items you will not find anywhere in the Denver area.
37. Wish Gifts
Address: 750 S. University Blvd., Denver 80209
Hours: 9:30am – 6pm
Wish Gifts offers gifts that get noticed. Ones you feel good about giving. Thoughtful, funny and chic gifts, for your best girlfriends, throughout all stages of life. They offer unique collections for your home, beautiful accessories and handbags– even a few gifts for the children and guys in your life.
38. Yarn Shoppe Studio
Address: 1635 Tremont Place, Denver 80202
Hours: 10:30am – 3:30pm
Yarn Shoppe Studio is full-service fiber arts crochet, knitting and pattern reading studio that caters to each client’s unique style and personality by offering individual one-on-one classes and locally handmade gifts and yarns. They have an array of local yarns that include hand spun, hand dyed and hand painted Alpaca, Wools and sock yarns from a vast group of local female fiber artisans. They also have a selection of manufactured yarns: Knit Picks, Lion Brand, Red Heart Soft and Love, Peaches and Cream, Creme de la Creme, and Heavenly and Kaleidoscope by Elegant Yarns.
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