Small Business Saturday UK takes place on Saturday 4 December and celebrates small business success plus encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support businesses in their communities.

Now in its ninth year, Small Business Saturday has been created to celebrate and support small businesses across the globe. On Small Business Saturday customers across the UK go out and support all types of small businesses – online, in offices and in stores. Many small businesses take part on the day by hosting events and offering promotions or discounts.

→ Find out how you can support small businesses:

You can show your support for Small Business Saturday and encourage others to get involved. For all the ways you can get involved, check out the links below:

Use the Small Business Finder to find small businesses near you here: smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com

Launched in 2016, download the Small Business Saturday ‘Cook Book’ which features mouth-watering recipes here: smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com

Tweet, post and Instagram photos of yourself supporting your local businesses with #SmallBizSatUK

Leave a fantastic review of a small business on Google Reviews or TripAdvisor

→ Find out how you can get involved if you are a small business:

You can show your support for Small Business Saturday and encourage others to get involved. For all the ways you can get involved, check out the links below:

Register and advertise your business on the Small Business Finder for free here: smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com
Launched in 2016, download the Small Business Saturday ‘Cook Book’ which features mouth-watering recipes here: smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com
Download (and print at home) the Small Business Saturday free marketing pack here: smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com
If you have any plans for the day, be sure to tell Small Business Saturday and they’ll give you a shout out on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Find out more

→ Small Business Saturday in Liverpool

To help celebrate and showcase small businesses across Liverpool city centre, the Liverpool BID Company Marketing Team have collated their favourite small businesses which include a range of retailers, venues, shops, eateries and more!

Take a look below:

Álvaro Costela Sánchez, Head of Marketing, suggestions:

→ AKA Sushi

Bright, casual Japanese eatery turning out specialty sushi rolls & handmade noodles.

5 Bold Street, L1 4DJ.
akasushi.co.uk

→ Egg Café

Vegetarian and vegan food in airy loft with exposed girders, mezzanine floor and gallery space.

Top Floor, 16-18 Newington, L1 4ED.
theeggcafe.co.uk

→ News From Nowhere

Workers’ cooperative selling radical books plus world, folk and roots music CDS and magazines.

96 Bold Street, L1 4HY.
newsfromnowhere.org.uk

→ Rococo

Café with flock sofas, armchairs, gold print wallpaper and chandelier, for paninis, cake and coffee.

1st Floor, 61 Lord Street, L2 6PB.
rocococoffeeliverpool.com

→ Silverberg Opticians

Silverberg Opticians have been located in the heart of Liverpool since 1957 providing high-end eyecare and eyewear.

40 Whitechapel, L1 6DZ.
silverbergopticians.co.uk

→ Tempest on Tithebarn

Let’s eat together, drink together, dance together, love together, laugh together, and get together. Tempest on Tithebarn provides a space to do all that.

12 Tithebarn Street, L2 2DT.
tempestontithebarn.co.uk

Amaya Carney-Smith, Marketing & Communications Officer, suggestions:

→ Courtyard Bar & Kitchen

2-floor bistro with global fare in a causal space with terrace seating overlooking St George’s Hall.

89 Roe Street, L1 1EP
courtyardbk.co.uk

→ dot-art

Art gallery and consultancy specialising in work by local artists, available for sale and rental.

14 Queen Avenue, Castle Street, L2 4TX.
dot-art.co.uk

→ Lady of Mann

Named after the eponymous Manx ferry, the recently refurbished Lady of Mann is located on Liverpool’s Dale Street in the historic Thomas Rigby’s buildings.

19 Dale Street, L2 2EZ.
markettowntaverns.co.uk

→ Matta’s

International foods from around the world and exclusive vegetarian, vegan food and organic veggies.

51 Bold Street, L1 4EU.
mattas.co.uk

→ The Art Quarter

The Art Quarter Liverpool is a co-operative of artists who create a wide range of work across various media and forms such as – pastels, acrylic painting, pen and wash illustration, photography, letterpress, risograph, glasswork and greetings cards.

Unit 5, The Metquarter, Whitechapel, L1 6DA.
theartquarterliverpool.co.uk

→ Wongs

Enduring store for men’s and women’s jewellery, plus bespoke engagement rings and on-site workshop.

Chicago Buildings, Whitechapel, Stanley Street L1 6DS.
wongsjewellers.co.uk

Kayleigh Formby, Marketing & Engagement Assistant, suggestions:

→ Casa Italia

Classic Italian cuisine in rustic, painted brick room with checked tablecloths and stripped floors.

36-40 Stanley Street, L1 6AL.
thecasaitalia.com

→ House of Colour

Situated in bustling Bold Street in the heart of Liverpool city centre, House of Colour offer all aspects of hair, cutting, colouring, extensions and perming.

87 Bold Street, L1 4HF
houseofcolouracademy.co.uk