What Happens When You Support Small Businesses During the Holiday Season?

According to the CFIB, when you shop at a local business in Canada, 66 cents from every dollar you spend stays in the community. This is a stark contrast to shopping at a large multination corporation or online marketplace where only 11 cents may stay within your local community. 

This means you get to have a direct impact on taking care of the people in your community when you shop at a small local business. 

No shade to anyone, and we completely understand you gotta do what's right for you, but there are huge positive impacts to shopping small. Plus, there's a personal connection that you just can't get with the big guys. 

You can call our cafe and talk to a human right away. Have a question while you're on our website? Use the chat bot and you'll get to talk to one of our lovely staff instantly. Want to reach out to the owner, Brandon, himself? Just email hello@smokingguncoffee.com. He'll read it. It's the human connection that is at the heart of small businesses that makes them so special and vital to our communities. 

Why Choose Smoking Gun Coffee This Holiday Season?

At Smoking Gun Coffee, we believe in more than just coffee. We believe in creating memorable experiences, supporting sustainable practices, and connecting with our community. Our passion for coffee and commitment to quality mean every sip is a moment to cherish.

Many small, local businesses have a similar philosophy. It's not about getting rich, it's about enriching the community and the lives of those in it. We are so humbled and proud to get to serve our local community everyday and we can never fully thank all of y'all enough for allowing us to get to do this. 

When you support us, or any other small businesses, you are voting with your dollars. You are voting for local entrepreneurs. You are voting for local people to have jobs. You are voting for vibrant and diverse communities. 

Celebrate Small Business Saturday with Smoking Gun Coffee

While we can't handle the huge discounts the big retailers promote this time of year, we are offering 15% off all Whole Bean Coffee for Small Business Saturday. We know times are tough for a lot of people and at this time of year it feels like every second some business is asking you to buy, buy, buy!

We just wanted to offer a discount as a way to say "thank you" to everyone who supports us. Plus, members of the SG Community, our email list, will get early access to the discount on Thursday, November 28th.

Don't plan to buy any beans right now? No problem! There are other ways you can support small businesses this Black Friday.

Leave a Google review! A positive google review can go a long way to helping a small business attract new customers. People trust Google reviews and it only take a few minutes to write a nice review for a business you appreciate. 

Follow them on social media! Having an engaged social media following also helps show credibility and good reputation for a small business. If you're already following your favourites, try commenting on and sharing their posts. That really helps boost their visibility.

Also, signing up for their email lists can be a big help. We get it - nobody needs another email in their inbox. But, we try to be super thoughtful about how often and why we send emails to our subscribers. We only send 1, maybe 2 per month. And, we only send if there's big news, an exciting new product or a special sale.

You can sign up for our email list, The SG Community, and we'll send you the exclusive code early.

This year, consider shopping local and consider shopping small! It means a lot to small, Canadian businesses!