May is National Small Business Month and the UPS Store *loves* small businesses and are really going all out to share the love with all small business owners! I love small businesses as well – maybe because I have a few – or maybe because my part-time work outside of the home is also a small business? 
In celebration of the National Small Business Month, the UPS Store is launching the #SmallBizSalute campaign, saluting small businesses across the country to recognize and celebrate them for all the hard work they do. They’re encouraging people nationwide to show their support of small businesses on social media by posting about their favorite small business using the hashtag #SmallBizSalute.
The UPS Store is also hosting some great events across several of the nation’s top small business cities – Minneapolis, Nashville, Phoenix and Houston to link small business owners together. They’re also offering the chance for small business owners to compete in a pitch competition to win $5,000 to grow their businesses! Check out details of the events and RSVP for your local event here.
I will be at the Minneapolis event on May 4th!!
The Minneapolis event is the one I will be attending on Wednesday May 4th from 6-8pm! Apps and Drinks are provided and Marcus Lemonis, host of CNBC’s The Profit will be the keynote speaker at the event, giving attendees insight into their story and how they started their business!
The UPS Store has more than 4,500 locations nationwide and are locally owned and operated by small business owners themselves. Small Businesses rely on the UPS Store for more than just shipping and receiving items – they also count on the UPS Store for business solutions like printed and advertising materials. The UPS Store has a fantastic printing suite online that you can create and print items needed for your small business. 
This past month while doing hours and hours of sorting through papers, receipts, calendars and financial statements for taxes, I realized I really needed a place to keep my blog campaigns and payments together in one spot. I needed something like a calendar, but also a way to keep track of requirements of each post, income earned and whether or not it was paid yet. I looked all over for a printable that met my needs, but instead, decided to create my own. I’m excited to have it printed nicely and spiral bound to keep my very own portfolio for next year at tax time. If you’re a blogger and you see value in this printable, feel free to download the Blog Campaigns Tracker PDF here, which you can upload onto The UPS Store and order for around $10!
During the month of May, the UPS Store is offering 25% off your printed orders using discount code: SALUTE25
Win It!!!
One lucky reader will WIN a $25 Visa Gift Card to use to print your own small business materials!
Giveaway Ends 5/9 at 11:59 pm
I appreciate small businesses and support them in my local area.
I love supporting small businesses! They are integral to any town!
I love this initiative. Small Business Saturday is a great day!
I like supporting small businesses. It nice to know the people in my community.
I love this blogging calendar, great idea. My daughter is trying to do a makeup blog, this will be perfect for her
I like to support small business
The blogging calendar looks great and so helpful! What a great initiative!
Love that there’s a day to honor small businesses. I really like to support small businesses in our area.
We like supporting small businesses, especially local farmers.
I love supporting small businesses.
I love to support local small business in our area!
Yay for small businesses! thank you for supporting this.
We love to patronize small businesses in our own town and when we travel.
I love supporting our community and shopping the small businesses.
It’s fun to shop our small stores around here. They always have so much fun and new things compared to the big box stores. Thank you!
I prefer UPS when I ship packages and I love how they’re so supportive to local small businesses.
Small businesses are important to the economy of communities. It’s smart to support them.
I always support our local small business, We have a really great UPS driver in our town 🙂
thats a great way to stay organized!
LOVE the blogging calendar!
UPS is always a great carrier for packages!
I shop locally whenever I can.
Love the blogging calendar and UPS of course.
I prefer small businesses – their items are usually made much better and last longer than big box companies!
I worked in a UPS Store for 5 years and I promise you will never get better customer service at the post office! We knew everyone that came in the door, it was like Cheers in an office setting minus the beer!
Would love this to send my sister a package
I always support my local small business owners.
This is good recognize! I know people in a small business, it isn’t easy. That being said, I would like to have my own small business someday, but out of my home, and I can’t do that where I am now, so am looking to move to a town where I can.
I support small businesses whenever possible.
Local businesses are my favorites to go to.
Thanks for the contest.
The UPS Store makes using UPS convenient.
I support our local business.
I think it is so important to support local businesses. They need our support!
I love supporting small businesses in my town! I love that UPS supports it as well.
Thank you for having this neat giveaway 🙂
Sorry I submitted the wrong info for the daily tweet
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The local UPS store is somewhat of our ‘go to’ place for some things that we are not able to do with the equipment we have at home.
It is important to support small business!
I Enjoy Supporting Small Business, Such A Great Campaign!
I shop at local small businesses when I can. They are so important to the community.
I love my local UPS Store. They are so helpful and efficient when mailing my holiday packages to out of state relatives. Thanks
I like to support local businesses when possible.
I like to support small businesses and visit them instead of chain stores when it’s possible. I feel I get better service.
I like to support local businesses when possible.
I love supporting local businesses, especially because I’m the manager of one.
I support a lot of local businesses especially the small ones where I live.
I love to support local businesses.
I do my best to support local businesses in my town
We support our local businesses a lot
This printable looks very useful. Thanks for the great giveaway!