Small Business Gets $270 Million Boost from Sam's Club®: Small Business Owners Often Claim Pennies Matter and Sam's Club Proves It

Sam's Club started out 2009 on a mission: to help small business owners nationwide identify over $270 million in cost savings by the end of National Small Business Week. Not only did they hit their mark, they also introduced a bevy of additional small-business benefits and resources along the way.

Bentonville, AR (PRWEB) May 28, 2009 -- It started with President Obama's speech in February, where the White House outlined a small business recovery program that included tax and spending provisions to aid small business during these challenging economic times.

Catherine Corley, vice president of small business for Sam's Club, speaks to the success of their small business savings drive at a local Sam's Club.

We did it and are so proud of our associates in our clubs for their effort. This is just the beginning and while national small business week may be over Sam's Club will continue to offer the cost comparison service

While there are signs the economy is improving, small business owners are still cautious and reducing their costs remains a high priority.

Business owners were surprised to find unexpected ways to save on every-day items. For example, a real estate office in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was paying 5 cents apiece for 12-ounce foam coffee cups, Corley stated.

Year to date, Sam's Club met its goal tallying $270,071,142 in savings for small businesses that completed a free cost comparison of which $199,001,512 in savings, came during an eight week blitz where Sam's Club associates met with 100,444 small business owners throughout America.

"We did it and are so proud of our associates in our clubs for their effort. This is just the beginning and while national small business week may be over Sam's Club will continue to offer the cost comparison service," said Catherine Corley, vice president, Small Business at Sam's Club. "While there are signs the economy is improving, small business owners are still cautious and reducing their costs remains a high priority."

As part of the campaign, Sam's Club associates visited small business owners at their place of business, walking through their everyday supplies and helping them to estimate yearly cost savings were those same supplies to be purchased through Sam's Club. From chicken, to coffee cups and paper to toner, Sam's Club Associates helped business owners find hidden cost savings.

"Business owners were surprised to find unexpected ways to save on every-day items. For example, a real estate office in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was paying 5 cents apiece for 12-ounce foam coffee cups, Corley stated. "Sam's price was 2 cents, helping the company save more than $13,000 a year, whereas a restaurant in Prescott Village, Arizona, will save $2,475.66 a year buying 4.5-ounce chicken breast fillets from Sam's." she added.

Sam's Club also introduced a simplified business membership process enabling part-time business owners and solo entrepreneurs access to its Business Membership. Now, applying is as easy as showing a business card or letterhead and these hard working business owners can shop during exclusive gold key business hours from 7 am to 10 am weekdays.

In addition to the Savings Drive effort, Sam's Club also joined forces with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and expects to host a series of local events and an online tool kit for small business and it announced plans to connect its 47 million via the Sam's Club Business Exchange, where initially small business owners can come together online to share, learn and connect.

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