Mall at the Museum Honoring Cleveland’s Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

CLEVELAND – As the holiday shopping season heats up, Real Black Friday and Financial Foundation University are putting a special spotlight on local small businesses and entrepreneurs.

On Saturday, November 30th from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm, both organizations will present “Small Business Saturday: The Mall” at the Great Lakes Science Center Museum.

The Real Black Friday and the University of Financial Foundations

Admission and parking in the attached garage are free.

Organizers describe it as a holiday marketplace featuring more than 100 Black and minority-owned businesses.

There will also be food trucks, live music, a choir, several DJs, games and video game trucks, and opportunities to eat cookies and take photos with Santa.

The first 100 participants will be offered a free haircut.

This year’s event also includes a competition where local entrepreneurs and small businesses will compete for cash prizes to grow their businesses.

Among the participants will be two teenage brothers from Garfield Heights who opened their own business, The Trash Boys, this summer.

Check out News 5’s July report on teens’ efforts to help residents and clean up the environment.

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More information about the event can be found HERE.