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Why Small Business Saturday Is One of the Most Important Shopping Days of the Year

Why Small Business Saturday Is One of the Most Important Shopping Days of the Year

From the local barista who always has your order ready to the shop owner who calls you the second anything fabulous comes in, small business owners have your back. Show your gratitude on Small Business Saturday—and all year long.
Prepare now for Small Business Saturday

Prepare now for Small Business Saturday

It’s hard for small businesses to compete head-to-head with the big guys. But that’s why there’s Small Business Saturday.
Shop Small Saturday coming on Nov. 30

Shop Small Saturday coming on Nov. 30

The Redlands Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the city of Redlands (CA) to host a welcome station in Ed Hales Park in downtown Redlands. Is your local of Chamber of Commerce ready to support small businesses too?
Small Business Saturday tech tips - NH Business Review

Small Business Saturday tech tips - NH Business Review

Using mobile technologies tops the list of winning strategies
Fanbank Survey Reveals 73 Percent of Small Businesses are Likely to Expand in the Next 1-2 Years

Fanbank Survey Reveals 73 Percent of Small Businesses are Likely to Expand in the Next 1-2 Years

Main Street optimistic about growth; sees access to technology that will help them “work smarter not harder” as a key requirement. Majority of those who don’t plan to expand cite a desire to preserve their current lifestyle as the main reason
FanBank Shop Local Program Launches in Memphis

FanBank Shop Local Program Launches in Memphis

Flashback: News about the Fanbank business in Memphis.
Get Customers in Your Local Business with 3 Essential Online Experiences

Get Customers in Your Local Business with 3 Essential Online Experiences

Does your local business have an online strategy? Here are 3 digital experiences your local business needs to grow by reaching more customers in your area.
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Rachel Williams

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Rachel Williams

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Fanbank

Results-driven finance and operating executive with 20+ years of experience across a wide range of industries.

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Sam Abrahamson

Marketing

Fanbank

Sam leads all marketing initiatives at Fanbank and works out of the Santa Monica, CA headquarters.

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Fanbank Founder and CEO

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Fanbank founder, financial technology entrepreneur, and Main Street expert.

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CTO

Fanbank

15+ year career working at the intersection of technology, marketing and payments.

Small Business Resources

OnDeck

New York, NY
(888) 269-4246

At OnDeck, we make small business a big deal. Our passion for Main Street and the cutting-edge technology we use to evaluate businesses based on their actual performance, not solely ... more>

U.S. Small Business Administration

409 3rd St, SW Washington, DC 20416
(800) 827-5722

Created in 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to help small business owners and entrepreneurs pursue the American dream. As the nation's only go-to resource and voice for ... more>

Nextdoor

875 Stevenson Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94103

Nextdoor is the world's largest social network for the neighborhood. Nextdoor enables truly local conversations that empower neighbors to build stronger and safer communities. Building connections in the real world ... more>

Fanbank

1351 3rd St Promenade Santa Monica, CA 90401
(800)-853-4401

Fanbank technology is the first commerce automation platform created specifically for the sales needs of Main Street Businesses. Built from forty years of payments infrastructure, twenty years of mobile and ... more>

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Sam Abrahamson answered: 10/31/2019 2:04:01 PM

Can you provide a review on working at Fanbank? I’ve seen advertisements for a lot of new open positions. What are you looking for in new employees and what are the benefits?

Sure, happy to give you my perspective. First, you should know that Fanbank is very focused on helping main street businesses (and that includes mobile food trucks) thrive by offering them tools and services typically only available to large companies (with large budgets).

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Rachel Williams answered: 10/17/2019 4:40:45 PM

What are benefits to shopping local?

One meaning of “shopping local” is shopping at independently owned local businesses rather than chain stores or big box retailers. 

Research shows that on average, the dollars from 48% of each purchase at a local independent business is re-circulated locally, compared to les...

Sam Abrahamson answered: 10/13/2019 8:36:01 PM

I run a floral shop. Is Fanbank an option for me?

Sign up takes only a few minutes and onboarding is quick and easy, too. Fanbank encourages you to add your business information immediately upon sign up to expedite onboarding, but if you don't have time, don't worry - Fanbank will gather your publicly available information and a...

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