We are coming up on the 1-year anniversary of COVID.
Throughout this past year, I have tried to become a true advocate and voice for small businesses, I would like to shout it from the rooftops, ‘support small’! Be the reason a small business owner does a little happy dance when a new order comes rolling in, YOU can be the reason for that happy dance! Is there any better feeling than making someone else smile? I can’t think of anything…

So, I took inspiration from Joy Jen Studio [she is a design-led greetings & stationery company], who put together a Christmas shopping guide last year for her favourite 150 small businesses. Using her guide, I was pointed in the direction of so many amazing small businesses, whether with a purchase or by supporting them on online, trying to share the love around as best I can. Thank you Jenna, for always inspiring me to do my best with my small business and with the voice it has given me, as well as for encouraging me to look at the small businesses that I love to support and to pass them on to others! This was a big, but very exciting and rewarding post to create…

So how does it work? Well, I have tried to keep businesses in categories and organised alphabetically so that you can easily find your interest. Then, click on the image and you’ll be taken through to that businesses shop, or find them on Facebook, Instagram, any support you can show, I know it will be appreciated.

If you have any favourite who haven’t made this list [and I’m sure you have!], please leave a comment below so that we can all check them out!