Shop Small and Local

Oakland County’s Local Gem Sweepstake has ended

• We are no longer accepting entries. Submissions ended November 26, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.
  
• Thank you for participating in the Sweepstake and Shopping Small in Oakland County!

​Thank you if you shopped small this year—or for the first time—in Oakland County!

• Submit selfies taken at Oakland County small businesses that you consider to be “Local Gems.”
  
  
• When you enter each additional business, you increase your odds of winning.
  
  
• Original photos should be of the inside or outside of a small business in Oakland County.
  
  
• A small business is defined for this program as an independently owned and operated, legal, brick and mortar business.  Each business you submit must be different.
  
  
• A person does not have to be in the photo.  
  
  
• Sweepstake participants must be 18 years or older at the time of entry deadline.

Important Dates

1st Prize:  $1,000  |  2nd Prize:  $500

SWEEPSTAKE DEADLINE:  November 26, 2022

Community Events During Holidays & Local Gems**

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Get Ready to Shop Small! Saturday to Saturday

This year's contest will be on November 28, 2020 to December 5, 2020. Together, let's help the local economy thrive!

 Oakland County holds this annual contest in conjunction with American Express' national campaign.