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Fredonia is in the top ten for season five of Small Business Revolution! This original series by Deluxe® is featured on Hulu and Amazon, and is hosted by Amanda Brinkman and Ty Pennington. The Small Business Revolution team is on a mission to help small businesses, and in turn, their towns, reignite the spark that drives them and keeps people coming back. Each season, Deluxe® seeks out America’s most inspiring small towns and awards the winner – and several of its small businesses – a $500,000 revitalization and features the transformation in an original series. The village was nominated by a Fredonia native. After the nomination, the Chamber of Commerce was contacted by Small Business Revolution and asked to submit information regarding our small businesses, the unique assets of the community, and the collaborative work that is being done by a variety of organizations to help support small businesses. Fredonia Community Chamber of Commerce Chair David Dengler said, “Members of the Small Business Revolution team will be visiting our community on December 11th and 12th to interview small business owners and community leaders.” “Clearly the Small Business Revolution team likes what they see about this great community and selected us to be one of the top ten communities. If we make it into the top five, which will be determined on January 14th there will be a public voting process for a one week period. It is clear that we need to start to mobilize and rally the community right now around this great opportunity,” he added. We encourage businesses and community members to start sharing information regarding the Small Business Revolution using the hashtag #MYFREDONIA. When posting on social media, share photos, stories and anecdotes about why you love Fredonia. Importantly businesses in Fredonia should submit an on-line form to request an interview by representatives of the small business revolution team when they come to town on December 11th and 12th. Businesses can submit and on-line form by going to www.fredoniacommunitychamber.org and click on the picture of SBR hosts Amanda Brinkman and Ty Pennington. Also visit the Fredonia Community Chamber of Commerce Facebook page. For those business and community member interested in more information or who want to support Fredonia in the Small Business Revolution contact David Kleparek, Fredonia Community Chamber Coordinator at 366-6200 or email dkleparek@chautauquachamber.org. Deluxe® has been a proud champion of small business since 1915. As a leading provider of marketing services and products for small businesses, Deluxe Corporation believes that small businesses are the future of the American economy. Other communities in the top ten are Benicia, CA, Bisbee, AZ, Brunswick, GA, Livingston, MT, Oregon City, OR, Spearfish, SD, The Dalles, OR, Waseca, MN and Zenia, OH.