Why FabriStick® has joined SBS and why your business should too!

15 August 2019

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Why FabriStick® has joined SBS and why your business should too!

Small business, FabriStick® is very proud to have recently join Small Business Saturdayand the Small Business Finder. FabriStick® is a print and design company that works specifically with re-movable and reusable fabric wall stickers to create bespoke corporate messaging and branding for business who are going through a re-design, are frequently on the move or perhaps like the occasional office switch-up.

If you would like to know more about FabriStick® then click here.

The team here at FabriStick® joined Small Business Saturday in June 2019 to enter into the 'Small Biz 100' competition. The Small Biz 100 highlights 100 small businesses, one day for the 100 days leading up to Small Business Saturday 2019. The one day event takes place on the first Saturday in December each year (December 7th 2019) which encourages customers across the U.K. to go out and support all types of small businesses, online, in offices and in stores. Many small businesses take part in the day by hosting events and offering discounts.

Although the date to enter the Small Biz 100 has passed, there are many benefits to still join the Small Business Saturday which the team here are excited to explore. Small Business Saturday UK (SBS) is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to 'shop local' and support small businesses in their communities.

My Small Business

'My Small Business' is useful tool for small businesses in the UK. A unique portal designed to help promote your small business both before, during and after Small Business Saturday. Just simply sign-up your business and upload your business details and SBS will promote your business through the Small Business Finder.

Small Business Finder

The Small Business Finder is a tool that we have found very useful. The Small Business Finder is a navigation tool, very similar to Google Maps that primarily highlights small businesses nationwide and in your local area. This has been a great tool for us to network and connect with many local businesses that previously we didn't know existed or had very little interaction with, enabling FabriStick® to grow our community and strategic partnerships.

iDEA

SBS has recently partnered with iDEA. The Duke of York Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award to deliver free, expert online training to small businesses across the UK.

The Duke of York Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award (iDEA) is an international programme aiming to help address the digital skills gap. The programme provides free digital skills education in the form of engaging online modules (badges). The iDEA curriculum has been curated to help inspire people all over the world to become Digital Citizens, Workers, Makers, Entrepreneurs and Gamers to enhance their employability; and to help them become economically active.

The team here at FabriStick® are super excited to take full advantage of this partnership to grow our online presence on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook, exploring new 'growth hacking' techniques to faster and more effective growth and harnessing our CRM and web development system more productively to increase leads, traffic and ultimately sales.

iDEA’s different learning categories (Citizen, Worker, Maker, Entrepreneur and Gamer) cover topics as diverse as cyber security, cloud computing and e-safety; and animation, growth hacking, customer relationship management and web development. All the digital badges are short modules which can be completed anywhere a learner can be online.

Bus Tour

Finally, Small Business Saturday UK bus tour is taking to the road again in 2019 and will be 'bigger and better than ever'.

The bus will play host to numerous activities, workshops and small businesses exhibiting. When the bus tour comes to a location near the Chichester/West Sussex area then expect to see the FabriStick® team there!

For more information on Small Business Saturday, check out their website here.

If you would like to know more about what FabriStick® does or are interested in receiving a free sample and information packet then get in touch!