One of our favorite annual Free Money ^[1] offers of the year is back! American Express is running their Small Business Saturday ^[2] promotion again and it means an easy $25 statement credit for you!

How to Get Your $25 Statement Credit

1. On November 18, register ^[3] your American Express card for Small Business Saturday.
2. On November 24, 2012, (that’s the day after Black Friday ^[4]) use your registered card for a purchase of at least $25 at a small business near you.
3. Receive a $25 statement credit from American Express within 8 weeks!

American Express Terms and Conditions

• Limit one (1) $25 statement credit per American Express ^[5] Card.
• Prepaid and Corporate Cards are not eligible.
• Qualifying small business locations are those identified on the Shop Small® Map, available
  at ShopSmall.com.
• Multiple transactions of less than $25 will not qualify even if the combined total of those transactions is over $25.

More on Small Business Saturday

Enroll Early. Enrollment opens at 12:00AM MST (“Mountain Standard Time”) on November 18, 2012 and the number of enrollments is limited. I can’t find a total number, so your best bet is to enroll first thing on November 18.

Multiple Cards? Are you thinking what I’m thinking? The terms state one credit per Amex card… not one credit per person. We have lots of American Express cards, so I’m thinking we can enroll all of our cards, right?

Fedex Confusion. Don’t confuse this offer with the FedEx American Express $25 Gift Card Giveaway ^[6]. They are two separate offers and you can take advantage of this one, even if you already got a $25 gift card from Fedex.

American Express Cards. If you don’t have an American Express card ^[5] yet, you should still be able to get one in time for the Small Business Saturday promotion. Our favorites include:

• American Express Premier Rewards Gold Card ^[7]
• Costco American Express ^[8]
• Starwood American Express ^[9]
• Blue Cash Preferred American Express ^[10]