Finance expert Mike Periu on a variety of ways that many Fortune 500 companies are supporting small businesses.
Big Companies Spending to Support Small Businesses
Small business has been in the spotlight recently and this is starting to payoff in many ways. Most recently several Fortune 500 companies have launched campaigns to publicly support small business growth through various programs. Sam’s Club, owned by Walmart, is offering $1,000 of free merchandise to 102 companies selected by SCORE, a nonprofit association that helps get small businesses off the ground. Sam’s Club is also funding a small business conference. UPS recently sponsored a cash mob, giving consumers money to spend at a local business. FedEx gave out $25 gift cards to 40,000 consumers who shopped during Small Business Saturday. Google is currently offering to double small-business owners’ AdWords Express advertising, matching what you spend in December with free advertising in January.
About Mike Periu
Mike is a seasoned executive with experience in small business finance and management. He is the founder of Proximo, LLC a leading provider of corporate, consumer and small business education and training services with an emphasis on finance and technology.
Mike Periu is also a leading national voice for individual empowerment through financial education and entrepreneurship. He has been interviewed over 500 times in national and international media, including NBC, Univision, CNN en español, Telemundo, HITN, TVE, RTE, SBS, MegaTV and others.
Mike writes regularly for American Express OpenForum, Yahoo! Finanzas and is a Huffington Post contributor.
Mike has degrees in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University. He is on the Board of Directors of the Council for Economic Education and was a Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation’s Labs for Enterprise Creation.
