Not surprisingly after coming out of lockdown, close to two thirds of small businesses expect their performance to improve this quarter, and fewer than one in three expect theirs will worsen
Based in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, The Velvet Pig is one of six small businesses around the country that has been chosen by TV presenter and designer Zoe Pocock to take part in her Hype the High Street Campaign
The chief executive of Localis says "Where there’s a pub, there’s a community" and that pubs should be given a licence fee refund as well as offered diversification grants
The pop-up shops include festive decorations, children’s toys, fudge, leather handbags, wire-wrap jewellery and ceramics, all from local providers and with the majority made on the Island
When you shop in local independent businesses on the Isle of Wight use the hashtag #ilovesmallbusiness online and without giving away what you've bought loved ones post photos