Small Business Saturday - Plymouth FSB by Sigma Marketing & Advertising Ltd

Small Business Saturday 6th December 2014

Supporting, inspiring and promoting small businesses Small Business Saturday UK is a non-political, non-commercial, grassroots campaign, which exists to support, inspire and promote small business of all kinds, on the first Saturday in December each year. The campaign encourages businesses to promote themselves and work with other small businesses, and to encourage consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities. Research last year suggested that 48% of consumers were aware of the day and spent in the region of £500m with small businesses! The initiative has attracted the support of leading business organisations including the Federation of Small Businesses, Association of City and Town Management, Association of Convenience Stores, Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association and Ingenious Britain. It has received wide support from all political parties and a number of large corporations too.

“ 48% of consumers were aware of the day and spent in the region of £500m with small businesses! ” American Express founded the successful Small Business Saturday initiative in the U.S. in 2010 and is an active supporter of the programme in the UK.

Plymouth FSB is supporting Small Business Saturday The Plymouth Branch of the Federation of Small Businesses is supporting Small Business Saturday and will be a hosting visits to Plymouth’s Independent Quarter by local MPs and Plymouth City Council during Saturday 6th December, highlighting the wealth and variety of our small retailers and entrepreneurs. Plymouth FSB has been actively promoting this day for a couple of months now, in a voluntary capacity, because we want Plymouth to be proud of its small and micro businesses, whatever they do.

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Plymouth City Council is urging shoppers to join the nation in supporting their local independent retailers as part of this national campaign. Thousands of independent retail and hospitality businesses across the UK will be holding special events and promotions as part of the day, including themed windows, high street festivities, discounts and offers to encourage people to buy from independent shops and boost their profitability on what is thought to be the busiest day for shopping in the lead up to Christmas.

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Shoppers in Plymouth are asked to take this day as an opportunity to shop differently by visiting smaller, independent and family owned businesses instead of larger chains and supermarkets. Plymouth has two Business Improvement Districts, in the city centre around 270 businesses are located in the independent quarter of the city, with an additional 100 in the Plymouth City Market, making Plymouth city centre has one of the largest independent quarters in the country. Stefan Krause City Centre Manager explains: “This is a great campaign to promote Plymouth’s small businesses who are making our city centre unique and distinctive as a shopping destination. I am very keen to take up any opportunity to support small businesses in the City Centre.” In the Waterfront area there are over 600 businesses located across the Hoe, Barbican and Royal William Yard. The majority of these are independently owned and run, Sarah O’Leary, Plymouth Waterfront Manager said “Plymouth Waterfront Partnership is supporting this event to highlight just how important small businesses are to our economy and community. I hope shoppers to the city will explore the wide range of shops we have in the waterfront area”.

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Our local MP’s are supporting Small Business Saturday Oliver Colville MP

Alison Seabeck MP

“I am really looking forward to Small Business Saturday. Supporting small businesses, which are central to the economy, is one of the key objectives in my job as an MP.

Alison will also be visiting Plymouth’s Independent Quarter on Small Business Saturday

“Being able to promote some of Plymouth’s small businesses is a pleasure and I am delighted to be asked to take part.”

We’ve a superb variety of small businesses in the West End and Independent Quarter. Take a look at just some of them!

ROBINS & MOORE GOLDSMITHS

In Touch (Stylish Trends) “Going to a party? Need a bit of glitter?” “Not everyone can come to us, so we bring our fashions to them”

“Beauty by design”

Lee’s stall supplies Plymouth’s ladies with sparkly dresses to celebrate in, alongside a full range of comfortable everyday clothing, and all at extremely reasonable prices. Dress sizes run from ten to thirty-two, and if you or your man friend need a pair of shoes, you only have to step across the aisle to Lee’s shoe shop. Lee takes his show on the road, filling a need for men and women in residential and nursing homes and day centres around the area. He will even provide a fashion display for a small group in their home, so they can try things on in comfort and privacy.

H SEE WHAT SPECIAL OFFERS LEE HAS ON OFFER FOR SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY H Name: Lee Address: Unit 58, Plymouth City Market Phone: 07505 307124 Web: www.stylishtrends.co.uk Email: furhan_1@hotmail.com Also: www.ebay.co.uk/stylishtrends

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You may not realise how quickly fashions in jewellery change, so it’s important to choose a jeweller who understands what is and what is not on trend. Robins and Moore will not only supply you with the latest and most beautiful pieces, but they will make up your dream design from new precious metal or from ethically recycled gold if you prefer. Whether you are a young man rushing in to buy a pair of earrings for your lady’s Christmas gift or someone buying a more considered piece that will, in time, become a much loved family gem, this is the place to find what you want and to have it valued for insurance purposes.

H SEE WHAT VOUCHERS OR SPECIAL OFFERS ROBINS AND MOORE HAS FOR YOU ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY H Name: Rob Robins Address: 131 Cornwall Street & Avenue 3, City Market. Phone: 01752 229319 Web: www.Robins-moore.co.uk

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Tom Dooley

The Final Frontier

“Creating a personalised tee-shirt is more fun than mending a broken washing machine, but it doesn’t leave me much time for fishing”

“Recession? What recession? Find the right business and go for it!”

When we asked FSB member, Steven Towle what made him and his wife June take up such an unusual business as personalised clothing and other such gifts, he told us that it was the chance of dealing with something more creative than dirty washing machines that did the trick. It was the arrival of a home computer and a copy of Corel Draw that led Steven to discover the artistic streak that led him to his new career running the Tom Dooley’s shop for the past thirty-five years. Although he now says, he wouldn’t mind finding a little time away from work for his neglected hobby of fishing.

H VISIT STEVEN & JUNE ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AND SEE WHAT OFFERS THEY MAY HAVE FOR YOU H Name: Steven Towle Address: 107 Cornwall Street, Plymouth PL1 1PA Phone: 10752 223434 Web: www.plymouth.tomdooleys.co.uk Email: sales@tomdooleys.co.uk

So says the amazingly positive Julian Shelford, owner of The Final Frontier comic shop. Julian tells us that he doesn’t just sit and wait for people to come to his shop because he also takes his comics to comic and Sci-Fi events, and the footfall for these events is astounding. His shop was among the top forty comic outlets in the world and was one of only three “indies” in the list, and Julian was even nominated for the prestigious Eisner award for his contribution to a line of work that brings pleasure to so many people.

H CELEBRATE SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AND MAYBE PICK UP A SPECIAL OFFER OR PERHAPS A FREE TICKET TO EX-CON AT THE GUILDHALL ON DECEMBER THE 13TH H Name: Julian Shelford Address: 132 Cornwall Street Phone: 01752 226660 Facebook: Final Frontier Plymouth

Vinyl Grooves Records

Phoenix Wings Crystals

How one woman’s love for the music of the 50s and 60s led to a much loved career

“Do crystals work? You bet they do! And compassion is not out of date”

Donna first tried her hand selling a mixture of goods in the Barbican, but while most of the stuff stuck in the groove, the records flew off the shelves. This led Donna to move to the pannier market for three years and then to her own lovely West End shop. Now she not only runs her own time machine, selling the vinyl sounds of the past and present, but also the means of playing them. Donna is not entirely stuck in the past herself though, as she also enjoys the music of “Mumford and Sons” – and after checking the group out on YouTube, your reporter is also impressed!

When Roberta’s son-in-law needed a decent job, she asked Gillian Buckland for help, and the crystals Gillian suggested the young man carry in his pocket gave him the confidence he needed to get the job and subsequently, to be happy in his work.

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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, CHECK OUT DONNA’S RECORD SHOP AND SEE IF SHE HAS ANY SPECIAL OFFERS FOR THAT VERY SPECIAL DAY H Name: Donna Address: 136 Cornwall Street, Plymouth PL1 1NJ Email: vinylgroovesrecords@hotmail.com Facebook: vinylgroovesrecords

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Gillian and her family sell crystals, dream catchers, books and angels in the shop, but they also offer Reiki therapy, soul retrieval therapy, angel therapy and spiritual readings, workshops and courses by appointment. This family believe in helping others.

H BE A LUCKY SHOPPER AND RECEIVE ONE OF THE TWENTY FREE COPIES OF JACKIE TOWER’S MARVELLOUS DREAM DICTIONARY, WHICH IS CALLED “SIMPLY DREAMS” WITH ANY PURCHASE ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY H Names: Gillian and Matthew Buckland Address: 109 Cornwall Street, Plymouth PL1 1PA Phone: 01752 941265 Web: www.phoenix-wings.com

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Stellium Ltd

Zambezi Publishing Ltd “Much more than just books”

Sasha and Jan later expanded to form Stellium Ltd, for fiction, non-fiction and ebooks, and:

The changes in the bookselling and publishing scene are so profound that some well-known publishing companies now have sizeable investments in non-book activities rather than focusing primarily on books. Zambezi Publishing grew out of Sasha’s career as an author and Jan’s computer skills, by producing horoscope books by the ton, then moving on to publish respected titles in the mind, body, spirit and healthy living genres. They still produce the high quality books our customers love, both in paper and increasingly also as Kindle ebooks. See all their titles on www.zampub.com and buy from us at a discount, or visit Amazon, or order from your local bookshop.

H BOGOF SATURDAY! H FOR ONE WEEK FOLLOWING SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, YOU CAN BUY ANY TWO OF OUR BOOKS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. JUST PHONE SASHA FENTON ON 01752 367300 FOR THIS SERVICE. Website: www.zampub.com Email: info@zampub.com Linked in or Twitter: Sasha Fenton Facebook: Stellium Ltd Phone Sasha or Jan: 01752 367300

“Stellium also offers excellent self-publishing services, precisely tailored to your requirements, so why not see your dream come true?” It’s so sad to write a novel and leave it gathering dust, and it’s equally sad to allow your life story to fade into obscurity. For a modest outlay, you can bring these things to life. Perhaps you are an artist who could use a truly lovely “showcase book” or maybe you need a technical manual. Stellium can help with every part of the process while holding your hand throughout.

H ALL NEW PROJECTS SIGNED UP DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2014 WILL BE GIVEN A 20% DISCOUNT ON THE TOTAL PROJECT PRICE! H Website: www.stelliumpub.com Email: stelliumpub@gmail.com Facebook: Stellium Ltd Linkedin or Twitter: Sasha Fenton Phone Sasha or Jan: 01752 367300

THANK YOU! Tuesday 2nd December the Small Business Saturday bus will be in Frankfort Gate as part of its national tour.

M AR KE T I NG & A D V ERTISIN G

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