Supporting Local Business
Local businesses are more accountable to their local communities and provide distinctive products and services.
Larger companies have homogenised offerings which are the same wherever you go. Here are a few reasons to use local businesses.
- Local economy: Research on spending shows that for every £1 spent with a small or medium-sized business 63p stayed in the local economy, compared to 40p with a larger business.
- Creating local jobs: When there’s an increase in demand, there always an increase in supply. Buying locally can boost the employment rates in your area by increasing the need for more workers.
- The environment: The lure of next-day delivery makes it hard to resist online shopping. Local produce is made and produced locally, therefore supporting a local business has a lower carbon footprint due to cutting out any overseas shipping, truck deliveries, excessive fuel consumption, air pollution, packing facilities or refrigeration. Shopping locally means shopping more sustainably.
- Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Shopping locally supports local entrepreneurs and by helping their businesses to grow, you’ll be helping the local economy by increasing demand thus increasing the number of jobs in your area.
- Helps add character to your local area: Local businesses make high streets unique, which will attract tourists and visitors. To develop tourism, local community participation is essential. Local food, local culture and festivals are add-on products to tourism and it also provides authentic experiences to the tourists.
- Local business for local charities: A lot of local businesses support charities that are relevant to your area. Not only are you helping your community thrive economically, but you are also increasing charitable donations.
- Empty shops are unsightly: A run-down town centre is unsightly which deters visitors. An empty town can also affect house prices within the region, so instead of buying online, walk into your town centre, see the products in person and spend within your local community.
Tunbridge Wells
Derroll Tozers fine Upholstery
https://www.derrolltozersfineupholstery.com/
Trevor Mottram Ltd
https://www.trevormottram.co.uk/
Larratt Butchers
https://www.larrattbutchers.co.uk/
Saint Johns Yard
https://www.saintjohnsyard.com/
Daily Bread Café and Bakery
http://www.dailybreadrusthall.com/
Gray & Co Clothing
https://grayandco.shop/
Juliets Café
https://www.julietsandmore.com/
The Results Academy Training
https://results-academy.co.uk/
Lodge Coffee Shop
https://www.lodgecoffeeshoponline.com/
Tonbridge
Ian Chatfield Butchers
https://www.ianchatfield.co.uk/
Teals Café
https://tealcafe.co.uk/
Haywards Butchers
https://www.haywardsbutchers.co.uk/
My Fairy Godmother
https://myfairygodmother.uk/
Jack Henry Group
https://www.jackhenrygroup.co.uk/
Wolfit Pet Store
https://wolfit.co.uk/
Sankeys Fishmongers
https://www.sankeys.co.uk/
Sevenoaks
Danish Collection
https://www.danishcollection.co.uk/
Eat n Mess Cakes
https://eatnmesscakes.co.uk/
Oaks Carpentry & Construction
https://www.oakscc.co.uk/
Marco Sevenoaks
https://marco-sevenoaks.co.uk/
Harveys Menswear
https://harveysmenswear.co.uk/
EASi Recruitment
http://www.easirecruitment.co.uk/index.html
The Chocolate Shop
https://thechocolateshopsevenoaks.co.uk/
The Peacock Rooms Salon
http://www.thepeacockrooms.co.uk/
Chapmans Fish
https://www.chapmansfish.com/
Bromley
Havet
https://havetrestaurant.com/bromley
Andrews of Bromley Butchers
https://www.jandrewsbutchers.co.uk/
Blooms & Candy Flower Studio
https://www.bloomsandcandy.co.uk/
Osborne Builders
https://www.osborne-builders.co.uk/
1917 Chill Café
https://1917chillcafe.co.uk/
Bromley Tailoring
http://bromleytailoring.com/
Empowered Gyms
https://www.empoweredgyms.co.uk/
Maidstone
Couch Butchers
https://www.crouch-butchers.co.uk/
Lillico Attle Country Stores
https://www.lillicoattlee.co.uk/
Maidstone Builders Merchants
https://maidstonebuildersmerchants.co.uk/
RJ Construction
https://rj-construction.co.uk/
Enchanted Events
http://www.enchantedevents4kids.co.uk/
Sky Fly
https://skyflysurveys.co.uk/
Guildford
The Guildford Butchery
https://theguildfordbutchery.co.uk/
Kelfeather & Dubrill
http://kilfeatheranddumbrill.weebly.com/
The Snooty Fox
https://thesnootyfox.uk/
Sushi Nara
https://sushinara.co/#/
Woodlands Farm Reclamation
https://www.woodlandsfarmreclamation.co.uk/
Gomshall Mill
https://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/gomshallmill/
Partisan cheesemonger and deli
https://surrey-larder.co.uk/
Elphinston Wells
https://elphinstonwells.co.uk/
Exeter
Gibson's Plaice
https://www.gibsonsplaiceexeter.co.uk/
Lloyd Maunder Exeter
https://www.lloydmaunderbutchers.co.uk/
Darts Farm
https://www.dartsfarm.co.uk/
Ben's Farm Shop
https://bensfarmshop.co.uk/
Exe Coffee Roasters
https://execoffeeroasters.co.uk/
The Daisy Café
https://thedaisycafe.co.uk/
Manchester
Stockport designs and build
https://www.stockportdesignsandbuild.co.uk/
Trafford Builders
https://traffordbuilders.co.uk/
Bloom HQ
https://www.bloomhq.co.uk/
Northern Flower
https://northernflower.com/
Alex's Bakery
https://alexsbakery.co.uk/
Vanilla Ice Cakes
https://vanillaicecakes.com/
Nixon's Farm Shop
https://www.nixonsfarmshop.co.uk/
The Farm Shop
https://thefarmshopatryders.co.uk/
Out of the Blue
https://www.outofthebluefish.co.uk/
Steranko
https://www.steranko.co.uk/
Edinburgh
Crombies Butchers
https://www.crombiesofedinburgh.co.uk/
Edina Lock and Key Co. Ltd
https://www.inbrass.co.uk/
Golden Hare Books
https://goldenharebooks.com/collections/christmas-shop
Smith & Gertrude
https://smithandgertrude.com/
Bross deli
https://brossdeli.com/
Mary's Milk Bar
https://www.marysmilkbar.com/
Curl Edinburgh
https://www.edinburghcurling.co.uk/
Osmotherley
Coupland Leather
https://www.couplandleather.co.uk/
MHG Photography
http://www.mhgphotography.co.uk/