{"id":38080,"date":"2023-11-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/?p=38080"},"modified":"2023-11-07T08:00:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T13:00:21","slug":"small-businesses-to-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/small-businesses-to-support\/","title":{"rendered":"50+ Small Businesses To Support in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looking for small businesses to support? Here are 50+ ideas that have amazing gifts for all occasions and make it easy to shop small!<\/p>\n\n\n

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*Originally published Nov 2020. Updated Oct 2023*<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the one gift guide I published in 2020 so I worked hard to make it a good one. As I continue to make an effort to step away from Amazon and support small businesses and local businesses for my gift-giving, I’ve come up with a list of 50+ amazing small businesses to support that I can’t wait to share with you guys. Some of them are local to Columbus or Ohio, some of them are Black-owned, minority-owned or women-owned, some I found through word of mouth, some on Etsy and many I’ve purchased from already!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several people asked me how to find small businesses and local businesses to support. Here are a few ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Search Etsy! They’re great for small businesses in general but they also have great filters so you can filter results by a specific state or city, Black-owned shops, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Search local hashtags – Get on Instagram and search some of the local hashtags for your area to find local businesses. Once you find some you like, follow them! They’re often really good about sharing and collaborating with other local businesses so that will help you find more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Ask in a Facebook group – There are always a few people in every Facebook group who are in the know about all things small businesses and local!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Search your city’s website for a list of shops. You can also check your Chamber of Commerce website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Use Google! Oftentimes local papers, magazines and bloggers put together shop guides or gift guides that can be a great starting place.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. If you’re looking for a certain toy, perhaps one you find on Amazon, seek out a few local toy stores and see if they have it. If they don’t, call them and see if they’d be willing to order it for you! If you have a more general toy like stacking cubes or dolls, search on Etsy and see what options are available!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    And now, in no particular order, here are some awesome small businesses to check out. I highly encourage you to spend time clicking through and exploring their websites. I chose one photo from each site for the collages but their sites have so much more worth seeing! Some of these are Etsy shops and are affiliate links. That means I earn a small amount of money if you shop through them at no additional cost to you!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you need gift ideas, check out my previous gift guides and then search for those ideas on these small business sites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n