Campaigners call on nation to support Small Business Saturday View 3 Images

The nation is being urged to show support and spend with small businesses this weekend on Small Business Saturday (6 December) – as small firms gear up for one of the most crucial weekends of the peak festive season.

This comes as the Small Business Saturday UK campaign reports encouraging signs that UK Christmas spending with small businesses could rise by 19% this year - to £5.3 billion – potentially delivering a crucial boost.

Further research from the campaign and its principal supporter American Express found the UK’s love for small firms is riding high with four in five Brits (84%) believing it is important to support small firms, 95% thinking they add value to local communities and over half of Brits

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