American Express 2x Points on Small Business Purchases

American Express has promoted Small Business Saturday for the past few years.  They've provided statement credits for shopping at small businesses the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  While this has been lucrative in the past, this year they're out with a bit of a different offer.

This year, you can earn 2x points/miles/cashback on small business purchases through 12/31/16.  All cards are eligible although you do have to register individually which is a bit annoying.  Per the T's and C's, bonus points should post within 12 weeks but in practice, I'm seeing the points post much faster.  On Emily's Delta Gold Skymiles Amex, the points are posting the day after the transaction settled.  So we're receiving the bonus miles essentially in real time vs. waiting for the statement to close.

I've registered all eight of our Amex cards and am putting non-bonused spend on my SPG Amex.  Earning 2x SPG points is a pretty great deal.  To enroll, head to this page and select Enroll Now.  You'll have to register personal and business cards separately in addition to the type of card (MR earning, SPG, Delta, etc...)

Max earning is 250,000 bonus points.  I've already earned over 1,000 bonus points since the promotion started and will keep using my Amex at small businesses for the rest of 2016!