The North Manchester and Wabash County Chambers of Commerce have announced Small Business Week will be celebrated May 16-20. The purpose is to bring recognition to our Chamber member small businesses through activities and venues that celebrate our members, and informs the public about the economic contributions of our small businesses and their importance to Wabash County. Small businesses represent 99.7% of all employer firms.  They employ just over half of all private sector employees and pay 44% percent of total U.S. private payroll.

Small Business Appreciation Day

Wednesday, May 18, is designated Small Business Appreciation Day. Small businesses throughout the County are participating in this celebration by offering special sales, door prizes, discounts, facility tours, and refreshments. Chamber member businesses and organizations participating are Edward Jones - Sandra Atkinson, Special Olympics Wabash County, Hoffman Nursery & Landscaping, Inc., Adventures in Advertising/Wabash Engraging, Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center, Borders & Beyond, Uptown Style, Mutual Bank, LIFE Center, Schlemmer Brothers, Fruitt Basket Inn, Cinergy MetroNet- Wabash, Cinergy MetroNet-North Manchester, Milliner Printing, Beacon Credit Union-North Manchester, First Merchants Bank- North Cass Street, American Red Cross of North Central Indiana, ARC of Wabash County, Inc., First Merchants Bank-Downtown Wabash, St. Bernard School, Wabash County REMC, Bippus State Bank, Learn More Center-North Manchester, Learn More Center-Wabash, Lighthouse Mission Thrift Store, The Treeway Inn, Crossroads Bank-Wabash, The Crow’s Nest Antique Mall, Honeywell Center, Make It Your Own Art Studio, Kelly’s Ice Cream, LLC, Peabody Retirement Community, Frantz Lumber Company, Midwest Eye Consultants- Wabash, Midwest Eye Consultants-North Manchester, Visionary Web/Computers, H & R Block-Wabash, H & R Block-North Manchester, Lundquist Appraisals & Real Estate, Kirtlan Automotive Machine & Repair, The Creative Stitch Quilt Shop, One World Handcrafts, Inc., Seifert’s High 5 Sports, Cottage Creations Florist & Gifts, The Studio, At Home Again, First Merchants Bank-North Manchester, Hires Gifts & Electronics, KenapocoMocha Coffee & Pastry, Harting Furniture Gallery, Modern Impressions, Bickford Cottage, First Farmers Bank & Trust, Brian Mallow State Farm Insurance, Wells Fargo Bank, Brandt’s Harley Davidson, and Living Well in Wabash County COA. Watch for detailed advertising in local publications for activities offered by specific businesses.  The public is encouraged to visit as many businesses as possible and show their support for the businesses who support not just their employees, but many local charities and fund-raising events as well.

Click here to see area businesses participating in the Small Business Week Celebration 2011.