Local businesses are invited to celebrate Small Business Saturday as part of a national campaign which is designed to encourage shoppers to buy local. Now in its seventh year in the UK, the campaign has grown significantly each year with an estimated £812m spent in small businesses across the UK on 2018’s Small Business Saturday – an 8% increase on last year.
Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages shoppers to buy products from local, small businesses. This year, Small Business Saturday falls on Saturday 7 December.
We want all kinds of small businesses to get involved, so know that whether you are a family business, local shop, online business, wholesaler, business service or small manufacturer, Small Business Saturday is supporting you! For all the ways you can get involved, check out the links below.
1. Register and advertise your business on Small Business Finder for free!
2. Download Small Business Saturday logos to use on your website or social media.
3. Download (and print ) the Small Business Saturday free marketing pack
4. Social Media the day! If you’ve got any plans for the day, be sure to tell Cambridge BID and Small Business Saturday via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Connect with others using#SmallBizSatUK & #LoveCambridge and get the word out
5. Download list of Cambridge’s Independent social media channels. We encourage you to support each other online. Following, liking and engaging with other independent businesses in Cambridge goes a long way. It only takes a second to like or retweet a small business's tweets but it can help them to increase their audience and grow their business, To make this culture of collaboration easier, we have put together a spreadsheet that has all website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram links for over 250 businesses in Cambridge.
6. Small businesses can also take part in the ‘Christmas Window Competition’. All you need to do is decorate your business fit for Christmas and let us know by signing up your business here. The shortlisted businesses will be put to a public vote running from 9th - 16th December on the Love Cambridge Facebook page. You can encourage your customers to vote for your business. The shortlisted businesses will also be profiled in Cambridge Independent on Wednesday 11th December. After the public vote the winning business will receive additional coverage in the Christmas Eve edition of Cambridge Independent on Tuesday 24th December and a cheque from Cambridge BID for £150 to give to a charity of their choice.
7. Download and share Love Cambridge Independents Map which features over 250 independent businesses in Cambridge.
Any businesses that would like additional promotion for Small Business Saturday can do so by sending details of special offers to Kristian.foreman@cambridgebid.co.uk.
To find out more about the day, you can visit https://smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com/ or call 01702 215022.
