Toronto, October 2, 2023 – The #SmallBusinessEveryDay Big Thank You contest, run by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), is back for its fourth year today. The contest encourages Canadians to show support to their favourite local, independent businesses.
“Small businesses help keep our communities strong and our economy thriving. In fact, for every dollar spent at a small business, 66 cents on average stays local. Compare that to only 11 cents that is reinvested locally when you shop at a large multinational,” said Corinne Pohlmann, Executive Vice-President at CFIB. “Every time you choose to shop local, remember that two-thirds of your dollar goes back into your community.”
#SmallBusinessEveryDay Big Thank You Contest details:
What: A chance for small business supporters to win $1,000 cash to shop local and a Big Thank You Box that includes small business products from every province and territory.
Where: Enter at SmallBusinessEveryDay.ca.
When: October 2 to October 30
Who: All adults residing in Canada can enter. Supporters can thank multiple businesses for more chances to win. No purchase required.
How: Small business supporters can enter the weekly draw by visiting SmallBusinessEveryDay.ca and leaving a thank-you note to their favourite small Canadian business. The winners— one supporter and the business they thanked—are announced every week. The winning businesses will receive a $2,500 cash prize sponsored by Interac Corp., a one-year CFIB membership and a Big Thank You box.
The contest is sponsored by Scotiabank and Interac Corp.
Business owners can download CFIB’s new digital toolkit, including a printable poster and customizable social images, to promote local shopping and the contest here. For more information on how to support small businesses, check out SmallBusinessEveryDay.ca.
More data around the contributions of small businesses to their communities will be featured in an upcoming CFIB report this fall.
For media enquiries or interviews, please contact:
Dariya Baiguzhiyeva, CFIB
647-464-2814
public.affairs@cfib.ca
About #SmallBusinessEveryDay Big Thank You Contest
The #SmallBusinessEveryDay Big Thank You Contest, created by CFIB, encourages support for independent businesses by inviting Canadians to send thank-you messages to their favourite small businesses. Every week from October 2 to October 30 an entrant wins $1,000 cash and a Big Thank You Box that includes small business products from each province and territory. The winning businesses will receive a $2,500 cash prize sponsored by Interac Corp., a one-year CFIB membership and a Big Thank You box. The contest is sponsored by Scotiabank and Interac Corp.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of over 90,000 employees and assets of over $1.3 trillion (as of April 30, 2023), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit http://www.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter @Scotiabank.
About Interac Corp.
Interac empowers Canadians to transact digitally with confidence by providing payment and value exchange services. In helping to develop the future of money and data in Canada, security is the core of everything we do. We help keep Canadian customers safe and secure when transacting. With nearly 300 financial institutions connected to our network, Canadians choose Interac products over 20 million times a day on average to exchange money. Interac champions workplace culture, community, and corporate citizenship. We are proud to be one of Canada’s leading and most trusted financial brands. For more information, visit our website.
About CFIB
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is Canada’s largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 97,000 members across every industry and region. CFIB is dedicated to increasing business owners’ chances of success by driving policy change at all levels of government, providing expert advice and tools, and negotiating exclusive savings. Learn more at cfib.ca.