Top 3 Summer Startup Business Ideas

This week we explore some of the most popular summer startup businesses and some of our successful #XFsuccess entrepreneurs who have set up businesses which make the most of the summer seasonal trade. 1. Outdoor Personal Training/Fitness businesses In the run-up to summer we often see a surge in Personal Training/fitness businesses. People want to […]
Celebrating Sunday Traders!

For the final day of #localbizweek, we are celebrating those amazing small business owners who give up their day of rest to provide us with those services which make our Sunday’s special. From Sunday market traders to pub owners equipped with our well-deserved beers & carveries or corner shops & off licences – they’re all […]
Supporting the locals, millions of miles away!

The Afghan Rug Shop is a local small business based in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, which extends its support for the local community all the way to the local community of its suppliers in Afghanistan. James Wilthew served in Afghanistan in 2004 where he built a close relationship with the locals and a rug […]
Local Small Business Week: Local Delicacies

Whether it’s Cornish pasties, fish & chips from seaside towns or a Birmingham Balti, some dishes are best served local. Today we celebrate the joy which local small businesses restaurants, street-food & pop up restaurants bring. These businesses allow us to sample unique dishes which stand out from the usual high street trade & are […]