CAROL STREAM, IL — Post Offices across the Northwest Suburbs are hosting Grow Your Business Days events this week to demonstrate how the Postal Service continues to create easy and affordable services designed to help small businesses grow. Representatives will be available at each location to help business owners and entrepreneurs learn about small business offerings designed to help them grow and innovate.

“The Postal Service recognizes the importance of supporting small businesses, the jobs they help create, and the quality of life they provide in every ZIP Code across the nation,” said Business Lead Development Specialist Kim Ewing. “That is why the USPS will support the spirit and success of small business owners by hosting Grow Your Business Days.”

Small business owners are invited to attend the following Grow Your Business Days events this Wednesday, June 15, at the following locations:

“We offer numerous solutions to assist with marketing efforts, such as Every Door Direct Mail and new exciting mailing innovations for advertising, in addition to continuing to provide shipping solutions, such as Priority Mail, that help small businesses ship economically and confidently,” added Ewing.

This week’s scheduled events are designed to address the unique needs of small businesses. At these one-day events, a business owner will have the ability to:

• Learn how USPS® products and services can help grow your business
• Discover how to bring Post Office convenience to your office
• Network with fellow small businesses in your community

Business owners unable to attend can learn more about how USPS can help to grow their business at  www.usps.com/smallbusiness. While visiting our website, please check out all the tools and applications we offer specifically with small businesses in mind.

One of the goals of Delivering for America, the Postal Service’s 10-year plan for achieving financial sustainability and service excellence, is to offer a wide diversity of business solutions for micro to large businesses.

The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to fund its operations.

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