The Small Awards

Want to support a brilliant independent venue this festive season? Check out our 'Mission Possible' 2024 winner Front Room, who are offering a programme of wonderful family-friendly Christmas shows. Front Room is an award winning fringe theatre space in Weston-super-Mare, whose goal is to support local artists, make work locally and bring exciting and affordable theatre to the town. Front Room was set up by Emma and Adam, local residents of Weston with decades of experience of working as freelance theatre makers, writers, directors and performers. ?? Find out what's on and book your tickets: https://lnkd.in/eQxTG6Ji Image description: The exterior of the Front Room Theatre, featuring a bold black and yellow sign above the entrance and a colourful neon pigeon artwork on the window. The modern building has large glass windows showcasing upcoming events.

Are you looking to shine a spotlight on your small business? The Small Awards 2025 offers amazing opportunities to shout about your business! Entering is completely free and applications open on 1st December: https://thesmallawards.uk/ Image description: 'Coming Soon!' in white bold letters against a light blue background. In the bottom of the image is The Small Awards logo.

Looking to start a new hobby in the New Year? Check out our 'At Your Service' 2023 winner London City Voices, a non-audition choir and a family-run community that offers weekly rehearsals around London as well as online! Their members comprise people of all backgrounds, who love to sing great music, socialise and have fun together. With workshops, open mics, wine tastings, holidays, networking evenings and extraordinary experiences for their members, they’ve also introduced about 30 couples to their life partners over the last ten years! The first rehearsal is free so you can see if this is the right choir for you. ?? Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eN_QeFtM Image description: Members of the London City Voices choir standing and singing together, holding sheet music as they perform at the Hackney Empire.

Give the gift of bread making! Nestled in the charming village of Overton on Dee, our 'Heart of Gold' 2021 winner Ma Baker is an award-winning bakery and bread school. Founder Liz Wilson's bread making classes assume no prior baking experience, are small and are taught in a friendly, informal atmosphere with plenty of time for practice and individual guidance. Taught in a beautiful bakery space in Overton on Dee, each class includes all equipment, ingredients, morning tea, a delicious lunch, recipes and a big bag of bread to take home. ?? Find out more: https://ow.ly/8sMG50U50VQ ?? Buy a Ma Baker gift voucher: https://ow.ly/l9Hk50U50VR ?? Are you, or someone you know, interested in having your very own micro bakery? Find out more about the two day 'How to Set Up A Micro Bakery' course: https://ow.ly/C9UT50U50VP Image description: Freshly baked bread, including a braided loaf topped with sesame seeds and a rustic sourdough loaf, rests on a cooling rack at Ma Baker's bakery. The Ma Baker logo is displayed on the wall in the background.

Online Networking for Disabled Founders Small Business Britain have created an online networking group on LinkedIn for Disabled founders. Connect and collaborate with other entrepreneurs by joining the online Networking Group for Disabled Entrepreneurs over on LinkedIn. Created by Small Business Britain, this growing community is a place to find new connections and keep in touch with those who you already know. A place to share your wins and experiences, seek support and build your networks. Join the online group here: https://ow.ly/A9qH50U5WJE Find out more about The Lilac Review UK, an independent review tackling the inequality faced by Disabled founders: https://ow.ly/kZrC50U5WJC Image description: An illustration showing three characters connected in a network. Each person is in a separate circle linked by yellow lines. The background is dark green, with the text "Networking & Collaboration" displayed at the top in white. The bottom left corner features the Small Business Britain logo.

Can you make a donation this festive season? Our 'Heart of Gold' 2022 winner Nite Light CIC's Pay It Forward scheme has partnered with cafés and restaurants throughout the Tees Valley area. Not only does this cashless aid service help to provide free food and drinks to people in need, it also helps to support local businesses in their community. Nite Light CIC and also run their own community hub with a retail space, community café, community fridge and facilities such as showers, washing machines and dryers. Want to help? You can make a monetary donation, organise sponsorship or fundraising, volunteer locally, or donate clothing, small household items, tents and sleeping bags, food, gift sets, seasonal items and much more: https://lnkd.in/eADs6eCJ Image description: Nitelight CIC logo with the tagline 'Bringing communities together through digital technology' overlaid on a photo of a person sitting on a pavement with a brick wall behind them.

Week 3 of #TheTour2024 kickstarts today in Northampton! Small Business Saturday UK's #TheTour is on the road until 4th December with a hybrid of free online and in-person activity: ?? Daily webinars ?? Mentoring ?? Insight sessions with small businesses & industry experts ?? Interviews with local entrepreneurs ?? Happy Hour with smallbiz prizes It's all completely free to attend, and the digital tour can be accessed online from anywhere in the UK! ??Find out more and check your nearest location: https://lnkd.in/djW9Rn4 Image description: Promotional graphic for Small Business Saturday's The Tour 2024, with an illustration of two small business owners: one wearing an apron working with a piece of wood, and another creating pottery on a wheel, surrounded by potted plants. The text above reads 'Small Business Saturday 7th December,' with 'The Tour 2024' at the bottom. The Tour is supported by BT.

Shop local and #ChooseBookshops this Christmas! Browse books in a real bookshop with real people, real passion and real conversations. A shout out to our 'Sole to Sole' 2023 winner Snug Bookshop & Cafe, a wonderful independent bookshop in Langport, Somerset, who also host book signings and author events, and offer bookish gifts, coffee and cake! ???? Visit Books Are My Bag to find your local bookshop: https://lnkd.in/ePK_MNTy Image description: Festive graphic encouraging people to 'Choose Bookshops This Christmas', listing benefits like supporting local jobs, economy, community, real passion, real people, real conversations, proper service, perfect gifts, and taxes paid. The design features colourful holiday décor on bookshelves, including books, presents, a snowman, and a Christmas tree, with string lights overhead. At the bottom is the 'Books Are My Bag' logo and handle @booksaremybag.

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Get cosy this winter with planet friendly firewood! Our 'Digital Star' 2022 winner Love Logs is a brilliant small business that supplies high-quality, kiln-dried firewood to households that care about the environment. Love Logs are the UK's highest rated firewood delivery service, and their sustainably-sourced British wood is the best on the market. They also use plastic-free packaging and do charitable work, such as planting trees for every order! ?? Shop now: https://www.love-logs.com/ Image description: Heather and Paul, founders of Love Logs, pictured smiling to the camera as they display their eco-friendly firewood products. Wearing branded Love Logs hoodies, they hold small, neatly cut firewood pieces, with boxes of Love Logs stacked beside them.