American Express helps promote Small Business Saturday with $25 credit for shopping locally

To drum up support for small businesses, American Express is offering its card owners $25 if they shop at locally owned businesses this Saturday.

Squeezed between the popular Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping holiday bonanza is Small Business Saturday, November 26.

To promote the small business initiative, AMEX is offering consumer or business card holders a $25 when they spend $25 or more, making qualified purchases free or deeply discounted.

To be eligible, card owners must register on the Small Business Saturday Facebook fan page http://www.facebook.com/SmallBusinessSaturday and read the terms and conditions to confirm that they qualify.