Small Business Saturday
Perkie Prints makes personalized printed pet products—everything from apparel to framed prints, plus fun projects in between. And Arounna Khounnoraj and John Booth are a couple who have been operatingbookhou, an online and physical shop selling handmade homegoods and functional bags. Brooklyn Candle Studio is one of many maker-owned businesses on Shopify gsmart that started on Etsy. T-shirts, hats, phone cases, hoodies, skirts, tote bags, and more become canvases for your creativity. It is part of the Northern Ireland SBRI initiative from Matrix NI and the Department for the Economy. SBRI has been used in Northern Ireland to help introduce new innovations in a range of areas including health, education, environment, business rates, audit and tourism. Watch the video to find out about SBRI, a new way to drive public sector innovation in Northern Ireland. If you run an SME, you could find you're also entitled to certain grants and other types of funding. Unlike business loans, th...