Small Business Saturday Inspires Atlanta Small Business Sweepstakes

Nov. 23, 2011 - PRLog -- November 26th, 2011 marks the second annual “Small Business Saturday” across the US. The American Express sponsored event is held to promote local, independently owned businesses across the country and to encourage consumers to take advantage of the goods and services that small businesses in their community offer during the holiday season - rather than turning to larger, nationally-based businesses to fulfill these needs.

In Atlanta, Georgia marketing agency Now What? Studio is actively helping small businesses get ready for the event by offering the "$75,000 Atlanta Small Business Recovery Act Sweepstakes”.  This innovative program is designed to grow sales for Atlanta small businesses – not just for one day, but all year long – and to create jobs in Georgia.

Members of the Now What? Studio team have worked with some of the biggest corporate names in the world – Heineken, Tic Tac and Coca-Cola to name just a few – and have been providing their Fortune 500 marketing and design skills to small businesses across the Atlanta area.

According to Now What? Studio co-founder William Colvard, the inspiration for their sweepstakes, which will award three local businesses with a full year of free marketing services and the chance to win $25,000, came from last year's Small Business Saturday.

Says Colvard “Last year we witnessed the launch of the first Small Business Saturday event and saw how well the community responded to it. But it was only one day – and small businesses need help all-year-round – especially in this economy. We decided that we wanted to launch something in the Atlanta area that would have a long-term impact, and the idea for the sweepstakes was born. It took many months of planning but we just launched the competition and the response so far has been great.”

Now What? Studio co-founder Ken Morris explained a little more about the contest, “We are offering 12 full months of marketing consulting services to three, Atlanta-based small to mid-sized businesses. Firms must have at least one year of operations and a current business license. Services include marketing strategy and brand image development. These are crucial strategies that many firms in these economic times may not be able to afford. When Atlanta small businesses grow, they hire - it is that simple. That is the premise behind this entrepreneurial sweepstakes."

The three winning firms will also receive a complete website redesign, a comprehensive corporate identity package including logo development, business cards, letter head, brochures and sales materials, $10,000 in printing from Atlanta's RGI, and three months of Virtual Office Service from Regus, the world's largest provider of workplace solutions.

One of the three winning businesses will also get the chance to win $25,000 in cash.

Interested business owners can enter the “$75,000 Small Business Recovery Act Sweepstakes” by visiting:  http://www.facebook.com/marketingatlanta

Additional information about Now What? Studio can be found at http://www.nowwhatstudio.com

A short video explaining the sweepstakes can also be seen here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDRy3kLS-gc&feature=youtu.be



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Now What? Studio is a Full-Service Marketing Agency offering world-class graphic design, website redesign, and creative services for the small business community. Client experience includes Tic Tac, Mrs. Smiths, Coca-Cola, and McDonalds. Money Back Guantee. Retainer fees begin at $99.00 per month.