Paws on Main a Winner in National Small Business Redesign Contest

Nyack business owner Jessica Walsh and her pet grooming salon, Paws on Main, is one of the five winners of the national Samsung Small Business ReDESIGN contest.

Her sister heard about the contest and urged her to enter, Walsh said in the You Tube video (click below to watch).

In the lead up to Small Business Saturday, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announced the five winners today. Each received a Samsung Smart Signage TV (SSTV) and digital signage consultation.

“Walsh yearned for a creative way to display her unique dog grooming expertise, promote the local pet food items she sells and spread the word about community deals and events,” Samsung officials said in a press release. “The SSTV allows her to display shop specials and showcases her talents in the art of grooming to build her growing reputation as a local pet stylist.”

Selected from among the nearly 500 small businesses across the country that entered the Small Business ReDESIGN contest, the five winners are:

· Heaven Sent Desserts, a veteran-owned dessert bakery and high-end cake shop in San Diego, California.

· The Boys and Girls Club of Harlem, New York.

· Paws on Main of Nyack, New York, a pet food and accessory retailer, and dog grooming salon.

· The Empress Theatre, a 102-year-old Historic Vaudeville Theatre in heart of the arts and entertainment District of Vallejo, California.

· Hosh Yoga, a non-profit wellness studio in Brooklyn, New York, committed to making people’s lives better through yoga.

“We have been hugely impressed by the way the small business community embraced the opportunities of smart signage, and with the thoughtful and creative entries we received to the Samsung Small Business ReDESIGN,” said Thomas Evans, director of display solutions at Samsung’s Enterprise Business Division. “Small businesses need every advantage that they can get to compete and, as this initiative shows, they clearly recognize the value of smart signage in providing a powerful new tool to enhance communications and showcase their brand to customers.”

SSTV is Samsung’s new, easy-to-deploy digital signage solution designed to help small business owners better communicate with customers and increase awareness of deals and other special offers. Samsung SSTV is available at an MSRP of $749 for the 40-inch model and $999 for the 48-inch model through major club and electronics retailers, as well as select reseller partners. For more information about Samsung Smart Signage TV, visit samsung.com/sstv.