Business & Tech

Small Business Spotlight: Where Do You Shop?

Tell your neighbors about the best businesses in town!

Where do you shop on the weekends? Do you choose the big-box stores and national chains or the family-owned businesses down the road?

If you have a favorite small business in Greenbelt, we want to know about it. There are plenty of ways to tell the community about the best shops in town.

1.) Create a blog

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When friends or relatives come to town, where do you take them for dinner? Where do you go to buy specialty gifts? Give these businesses the spotlight they deserve by writing about your experience there. Here’s how to set up a blog on Patch:

  • Click “Join” to create an account with Patch.com

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  • Visit the Start a blog page.

  • Set up your blog with a snazzy title, tagline and icon.

  • Write your first post!

  • 2.) Start a conversation on the Boards

    It’s as easy as asking your neighbors “What is the best small business in town?” Go to the homepage and submit a post under the Boards column. You can also post to the Business Updates board, where business owners may see the conversation and join in.

    3.) Review a business in our directory

    Check out the Patch Business Directory, where you can find local businesses, big and small, and share your feedback. Here, neighbors can learn from your experience while looking for local businesses.

    4.) Comment below

    Tell your neighbors who are reading this article now where to go this weekend. Just add your comment to the story, then continue the conversation on a blog or board.

    Easy enough? Now get started...and then go shopping!


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