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Frankfort Stores Prepare for Small Business Saturday

Local business representatives explain why Small Business Saturday is important for the Frankfort community.

Black Friday may be dominated by mega-sales at big box stores, but Saturday is all about the little guy. Nov. 24 is the third annual Small Business Saturday. “We can’t compete with doorbusters at Kohls and Target,” said Teresa Kara, who owns Chew on This Dog Barkery in downtown Frankfort and serves as secretary of the Frankfort Historic Business Association. “This is a way for us to create a niche.” Created by American Express in 2010, Small Business Saturday is the local business owners’ answer to Black Friday. The national event takes place the Saturday after Thanksgiving and encourages customers to patronize independently owned businesses during one of the season’s busiest shopping weekends. Participating stores typically offer sales …

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Anna Schier

9:03 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Hi Kerri, I'll run a list of participating businesses tomorrow, but you can also check out the chamber's list here: http://www.frankfortchamber.com/Documents/Ctrl_Hyperlink/Black_Friday_Participants_11-21-2012_uid112120121245302.pdf Thanks for reading! Anna   more ›

Briosa Boutique Helped Together We Cope With Claimed Listing

The women's clothing shop puts the nonprofit group that helps families in crisis a step closer to earning an online media campaign from Patch.

Briosa Boutique claimed its listing in Frankfort Patch's business directory since March 29, which helps put Together We Cope in Tinley Park a step closer to its first-ever online marketing campaign thanks to Patch's Spread the Word initiative. Last week, I announced that the first five businesses to make a claim would have their listings individually featured on the Frankfort Patch home and Facebook pages. And Briosa is one of the businesses that stepped up, a move that helps Together We Cope, a nonprofit group that helps families in crisis, earn a free digital ad campaign on Patch. If you're a fan of the shop, tell the owners you support what they did by leaving a review on their listing. Also, read more about the store in this Frankfort …

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Fall Fest: Downtown Businesses Use Event to Make Their Presence Known

Many Frankfort shops and restaurants take advantage of festival crowds to cultivate weekend sales and future customers.

Huddled near the kitchen in the dimly lit Stray Bar late Wednesday afternoon, owner Don Keane, chef Tony Glavas and bartender Jason Adamczyk were discussing their plans for the Old Frankfort Way watering hole's first Frankfort Fall Festival. What would be on the menu? How much beer should they stock? What drink specials would they offer? How should they staff the weekend?  This was a meeting of the minds, as Keane called it. "You roll up your sleeves ... and prepare for the best and for the worst," said Glavas, who owned the Courtyard Bistro for 12 years and has worked his share of Fall Festival weekends. "It's either feast or famine." READ: Fall Fest Survival Guide: An Events Schedule of What's Happening When It's a common drill among …

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