As Christmas approaches, so does the time to start thinking about Christmas shopping, if you haven’t already started. If you can afford to, shopping with a small business and supporting local shops are wonderful ways to support the economy at a time when it needs all the help it can get. There are plenty of small businesses all over the UK with both physical store fronts and online shops, offering all manner of goodies. If you have the means to this year, there are definitely wonderful gifts to be found via small businesses. Here are just three to get you started!
- Joelle Jacobs – Brownies
If you know anyone that has a sweet tooth, brownies and blondies from wonderful baker Joelle Jacobs is a fantastic gift idea. Joelle Jacobs offers postal brownies and blondies which means your recipient doesn’t even have to be at home to receive them – perfect for any friends who go out to work all day, so they can come home to a treat without having to wait in for the postman!
- Dark Sugars Chocolate
Dark Sugars Chocolate is a small Black Owned business based in London. All of their products are expertly created using Ghanaian cocoa beans, and there is a really great selection available via the online shop. Dark Sugars Chocolate make vegan chocolate as part of their tasty collection, so this is a wonderful option for any vegan and free-from friends who love a sweet treat!
- Friends on Every Street – Hull clothing & apparel
This one is quite specific to East Yorkshire, but if you’ve ever spent any real time in and around Hull, you’ll appreciate all the wonderful things on offer at Friends on Every Street. This small business is based on Humber Street in the centre of Hull, but there is also an online shop to peruse, where you can find brilliantly witty tshirts, hats, posters, and much more.
Great post! Those brownies sound amazing, I’ll have to give them a go. Thank you for sharing, it’s so important to buy from small businesses at this time of the year x