Love your local businesses by supporting them on Small Business Saturday on December 7th and throughout the year
Make a date with a small business for December 7th – that when this year’s Small Business Saturday will take place, the 12th annual event.
Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small traders in their communities.
While the day itself takes place on the first Saturday in December each year, the campaign aims to have a lasting impact on small businesses, celebrating their success and value to their communities all year round.
Small Business Saturday UK has also created a useful map, called the ‘Small Business Finder’ that helps people search for small businesses near them. The tool lists all the small businesses nearby and provides contact and social information for them.
Many small businesses take part in the day by hosting events and offering discounts.
The Federation of Small Businesses recorded 5.6 million small businesses at the start of 2023, accounting for three fifths of the employment and around half of the turnover of the private sector.
Director of Small Business Saturday Michelle Ovens said: “It continues to be really tough out there in the economy for small business, so there is a huge need to celebrate our incredible small business economy and throw our arms around them. Small Business Saturday remains a critical and powerful way for the public to do this.”
Whether you’re looking for a butcher, baker or plumber, show some love for local and support your small business on December 7th and beyond.
