Free Parking Thursdays!
Please spread the word to your customers they can enjoy free parking all day during December at Kings Walk and Eastgate Shopping Centre car parks.
BID and Gloucester City Council are funding the festive offer, which will see shoppers park for free in the two car parks which have over 600 spaces between them.
In addition, as part of the council’s support for Small Business Saturday it will be offering free parking on Saturday, December 4 at Westgate Street, Station Road and Hare Lane North.
Feel free to share the poster below on socials or print off.
Free Energy Company Advice from BID
BID members are being offered free advice from business cost reduction company Advantage Buying. If you are with any of the energy suppliers listed below, you may not know where to go or what to do if you have contracts from any supplier coming up for renewal.
For advice in making sure you do the right thing for your business, contact Advantage Buying on 01452 504335 or email: savings@advantagebuying.co.uk
This Saturday 4th Dec - Gloucester’s Small Business Saturday
We want all kinds of small businesses to get involved in this year’s SBS. Whether you are a family business, local shop, online business, wholesaler, business service or small manufacturer, Gloucester is supporting you!
For small businesses please head to: Get Involved on https://smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com/
There are 4 easy steps to be involved:
1. Register on the Small Business Finder: https://smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com/small-business-finder
2. Download the Small Business Saturday Logos to use on your social media and/or website.
3. Download the Small Business Saturday marketing pack for free.
4. Social Media, tell Small Business Saturday about your plans for the day! Tag Small Business Saturday in your posts, plus Gloucester Business Improvement District and Gloucester City Council.
67 Gloucester Businesses Sign up for Gift Card!
The current count for Gloucester businesses who have signed up to accept the gift card is 67. BID aims to get to 100 before Christmas!
It's easy to sign up and costs you nothing: The gift card acts as a local currency, keeping spend with in Gloucester and promoting the different retail, hospitality and leisure businesses that accept it as a form of payment. Businesses in Gloucester are encouraged to sign up to receive the Gloucester Gift Card as an additional payment method.
To sign up your business, please email Emily at info@gloucesterbid.org.uk
