The county council’s deputy leader is calling on residents to support local enterprise ahead of Small Business Saturday.
The initiative takes place across the county this Saturday (6 December), aimed at celebrating and encouraging support for small companies.
And with nearly 90 per cent of all Staffordshire businesses being SMEs, Staffordshire County Council is urging people to spend locally.
Martin Murray, Staffordshire County Council’s deputy leader and cabinet member for economy and skills said: “We want our residents to go out and support their local businesses – offering all types of goods and services – as they’re employing thousands of people countywide.”
Daily Focus will be running a special Small Business Saturday feature in this week’s edition of Focus on Friday (subscribe for free here), and some of the area’s MPs including Gareth Snell and Leigh Ingham have been running campaigns to recognise local small businesses in their constituencies.
A reminder has also gone out about the county council’s support services and programmes.
Get Started and Grow provides help for businesses up to five years old, while Succeed and Grow is for those that have been operating for more than five years outside the county’s main urban centres.
Small businesses can also turn to the Business Energy Advice Service for help to reduce costs and become more energy efficient.
Martin added: “Our support programme demonstrates our commitment to small businesses here at the beating heart of the UK economy. Small Business Saturday provides us with another opportunity to shout about what a great job they do in Staffordshire.”
