Small Business Samaritans Featured Friday
Next Meeting: October 17, 2025 - 8:00am Friday
SBS Featured Friday meetings are hosted by Phillip Saxton. Mr. Saxton says, “Business owners need an organization that is dedicated to their success. It is absolutely necessary for business owners to grow, be encouraged and interact with fellow business owners to discuss ideas and challenges of day to day operations.”
SBS Featured Friday is a small business networking group that meets each Friday at 8am. We started our meetings in Dacula, GA and after several years, moved to The 1818 Club in Duluth Georgia. Because of the COVID-19 crisis, we started having Zoom meetings. In 2024, along with our Zoom meetings, we will have four in person gatherings. These in-person gatherings not only promote business development, but are also designed for business owners and operators to have fun.
Over the years, hundreds of business owners have benefited from attending our weekly one hour meetings. Our meetings are free. To receive an invite to attend, complete the ‘contact us’ form and include your email address.
Featured Friday Free Membership
Featured Friday is free for all business and those thinking about starting a business. This is a place to learn, test your ideas and have group discussions on business concepts and ideas. Our Friday meetings are always via Zoom at 8am Friday mornings.
In addition, you are invited to participate in our in person meetings, fellowships and parties/events.
Featured Friday EXPO.
This year, in 2025, we are introducing a new concept: Small Business Samaritans Featured Friday EXPO.
On Friday, September 19th, we had a wonderful EXPO. All vendors tables were fillled along with a wonderful turnout. Thank you so much for those that participated.
The EXPO was at Château 1870 Circa Spaces
491 Harbins Road
Dacula, Georgia 30019
This was no ordinary networking event. This was a
relational marketplace—a place where real conversations happened, where stories
were shared, and where meaningful business relationships began.
In addition to each business using the EXPO for their own, Phillip Saxton included his outstanding business consulting services. We have
individual business videos in production.
SBS FF Value
The value of Small Business Samaritans Featured Friday is to provide a mental space & platform for business owners to come together, discuss business issues, fellowship, network and to take on the responsibility to pray and encourage our fellow business associates. In each of our meetings, we think hard about how each business person can be enhanced & helped. We encourage participants to join in on our weekly mission to enhance the lives of others and dedicate ourselves to their business success. Hundreds of business owners have benefited greatly from regular attendance and participation in SBS Featured Fridays.
Agenda
- Opening Prayer (For our Zoom Meetings – Feel free to have your coffee)
- Introductions: Recognition Of New Visitors & Business Announcements
- Featured Presentation: End Of Year Kickoff.
- Each attendee share: Encourage and Teach Others!
- Announcements
- Closing Prayer
Invitation
We encourage participants to invite others to attend and join in on our weekly mission to enhance the lives of others and dedicate ourselves to their business success.
You may use these meetings to invite a potential client or friend to participate and enjoy our meetings. Use this meeting as part of your marketing program.
SBS FF Attendance is FREE.
We network, share common interests; learn business principles and provide a platform for people to share how God has impacted their lives and businesses.
SBS FF 2025 Theme:
‘God Has His Hands On Us’. We Do The Will of the Father. Bring Honor & Glory to Him.
Business people are called
The meetings are denominationally inclusive and politically neutral and geared to business people sharing their faith in Jesus Christ and how that works in the marketplace. You do not have to be a Christian to attend, we just want people to know that we use Christian principles in business discussions. We believe that all business entrepreneurs are called by God to provide goods and services to our community. Businesses are to provide economic support and jobs for people living in the community. You do not have to be a Christian or even believe in God to start and operate a business. God uses all of us in the accomplishment of his purposes.
Many of our meetings feature a personal testimony. Join business owners and managers for our expanded teaching & fellowship events.
We expect to continue to have Zoom meetings well into the future. These meeting have benefited many business owners and we give praise to God for our success. We will plan on having in-person fellowships and meetings each quarter of the year.
Weekly Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for your blessings in helping us have an awesome EXPO event. Lives were changed and everyone was inspired. We give you praise for letting us bring joy into people’s lives. Bless all who attended and participated. Amen.
Weekly Scripture
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.” – Matthew 5:14 (KJV)
Weekly Quote
“What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” – Mark Twain
Weekly Teaching Moment
2025 will be a year of accomplishment. Our theme this year is: ‘God Has His Hands on Us’. We will do the will of the Father. Bring Honor & Glory to Him.’.
‘SBS FF End of Year Kickoff’
SBS FF Small Business Relational Marketing
In ancient times, the city gates were the heartbeat of community life. It was there that people gathered to exchange ideas, share wisdom, buy and sell goods, and strengthen the bonds that made their communities thrive.
Our SBS FF EXPO’s are more than a business expo—it is the opportunity to:
- Engage in conversations that build lasting champions.
- Discover new businesses and support local entrepreneurs.
- Invest in relationships that fuel the relational economy.
- Inspire the next generation—several teenagers will be joining us, meeting entrepreneurs and business leaders, learning what success looks like in action.
Scripture reminds us:
“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly.” – Proverbs 18:24 (KJV)
And Zig Ziglar once said:
“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.”
We are already planning for our next SBS FF EXPO. Stay tuned for annnouncements.
