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#CommunityBusinessWeek may be over, but the movement continues! Read advice from others looking to make a change at the grassroots - and leave a message of your own:
👉 www.powertochange.org.uk/what-we-do/community-bus...
#PowertoChange10
#CommunityBusinessWeek may be over, but the movement continues! 💪
👉 You can still leave a message of support on our digital notice board: buff.ly/WsycwK5
#PowertoChange10
Thank you to everyone who joined us this #CommunityBusinessWeek – from Newcastle to Bristol, we celebrated the incredible impact of community business 🌟
See photos and some highlights from our team who were out at #CommunityBusinessWeek events 👇
Last week, for #CommunityBusinessWeek we celebrated the community businesses that don’t just trade – but bring vibrancy back to our streets, offer places to meet, and build relationships and trust.
Explore their stories 👇
🎉 Last night, @stretford.bsky.social hosted their #CommunityBusinessWeek event celebrating 10 years of community power!
Earlier this month, we published an essay by Simon Borkin, reflecting on the Hall's incredible journey – from community campaign to a thriving community business.
Community businesses don’t just trade – they transform places. Use our toolkit to tell your story:
✔ Post on social media
✔ Invite your community in
✔ Share your impact with local press
📥 Download the toolkit today: buff.ly/JWA2Y8S
#CommunityBusinessWeek
It was great to be with @civicsquare.bsky.social in Birmingham today for #CommunityBusinessWeek, reflecting on a year of community-led regeneration and neighbourhood retrofit. Inspiring site tours, talks and more, exploring how we build and celebrate more connected places in a changing climate.
📍 #GreaterManchester
Stretford Public Hall @stretford.bsky.social celebrates ten years of community power with an evening of talks & live music.
🕠 5:30–10:30pm
Find out more & join the events here: buff.ly/D3kJpdT
#CommunityBusinessWeek #PowertoChange10 @greatermcr.bsky.social
🎉 Coming up today at #CommunityBusinessWeek!
📍 #Birmingham
CIVIC SQUARE reflect on a year of organising around street-scale and neighbourhood retrofit, with an afternoon of site tours, dinner & screenings. All exploring how we can build thriving neighbourhoods in a changing climate.
🕒 3:00–8:00pm
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🌍 Across England, local people are transforming their communities through community businesses—run by locals, for locals.
✅ 81% of staff & 91% of volunteers are from the community
✅ Nearly 70% pay the real Living Wage (vs just 1 in 7 UK employers)
This #CommunityBusinessWeek, celebrate yours!
#CommunityBusinessWeek, so we're spotlighting innovative thinkers in our recent essay collection:
💡Bex (@platformplaces.bsky.social) has a vision for how community-led spaces can transform neighbourhoods, her essay looks at what it will take, and what's up for grabs if we get there.
buff.ly/DYqnRzw
Here at the Fox and Goose, we believe in the power of community to create thriving places.
This #CommunityBusinessWeek, let's celebrate all the businesses that make our towns, cities and communities vibrant, resilient and inclusive.
Monday lunchtime and #CommunityBusinessWeek is well underway - time to spotlight the spaces and places that make our communities thrive.
Who better to guide our thinking than @camerados-org.bsky.social’s Maff Potts?
💡 Read the full essay online: buff.ly/cyQzbKE
Coming up this week for #CommunityBusinessWeek:
✨ @stretford.bsky.social – Manchester
📅 4 December, 5.30pm–10.30pm
An evening of talks & live music celebrating 10 years of community power in Stretford & businesses across Greater Manchester.
Register👉 stretfordpublichall.org.uk/event/commun...
This week is Power to Change’s #CommunityBusinessWeek!
Community Business Week 2025 is a national celebration of local community-run businesses.
Find out more about the work Power to Change has done for community businesses and more here: www.powertochange.org.uk/what-we-do/c...
1/6 We’re with @wecanmake.bsky.social in Bristol for #CommunityBusinessWeek for their Retrofit Street Party and the famous Coopers House light show!
📣 Take a look at all our #CommunityBusinessWeek events – and download everything you need to celebrate Community Business Week: buff.ly/sR9FmUn
📣 Visit your local community business this weekend for #SmallBusinessSaturday and make sure to #ShopLocal.
🎬 Ready for the weekend? Here’s what’s coming up for #CommunityBusinessWeek:
✅ Newcastle: @starandshadow.bsky.social hosts an open doors weekend! Free music, films & community activities. Full programme: buff.ly/Puxm4OL
Discover #CommunityBusinessWeek in the #NorthEast: buff.ly/G3Eu6yl
It's #CommunityBusinessWeek w/ @powertochange.org.uk
💡 Get everything you need to celebrate #CommunityBusinessWeek in our free digital toolkit, including:
✅ Social media templates
✅ Posters & graphics
✅ Press release for local media
✅ Ideas to engage your community
👉 Download: buff.ly/pfHqbOX
@thebristolcable.bsky.social @artspaceuk.bsky.social
🌟 #CommunityBusinessWeek is coming to #Bristol!
From 29 Nov – 5 Dec, we’re celebrating the incredible impact of community businesses across England – and Bristol is at the heart of the action.
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@tristancorkpost.bsky.social @businessnews.bsky.social
Promotional image for Community Business Week 2025, featuring a smiling individual with glasses and colorful geometric shapes in the background. Text reads 'Support the spaces that support you' and dates are from 29 November to 5 December, with logos for Community Business and Power to Change displayed.
#CommunityBusinessWeek kickstarts this weekend on #SmallBusinessSaturday🎉 Download our free toolkit packed with posters, social templates, and press release tips to help you shout about your community business or one you love 👇 www.powertochange.org.uk/what-we-do/community-bus...
🤝 What wisdom or advice would you share to help strengthen the community business movement?
🎉 Leave a message on our digital notice board for #CommunityBusinessWeek (29 Nov to 5 Dec) and celebrate the businesses powering local change🎉
👉https://buff.ly/2Bq5NGW
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#CommunityBusinessWeek is the perfect opportunity to celebrate & promote your community business or one you love! Our toolkit has everything you need to shout about it. Expect ideas, posters, social media templates & even a press release to send to your local news & radio! Get yours: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
Community businesses are key to any local economy seeking inclusive growth. By their nature, they are purpose-driven and locally rooted, delivering goods and services to their unique community.
📆 Join us to celebrate this #CommunityBusinessWeek 29 Nov-5 Dec. Get the toolkit here: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
Community businesses are key to any local economy seeking inclusive growth. By their nature, they are purpose-driven and locally rooted, delivering goods and services to their unique community. Join us to celebrate this #CommunityBusinessWeek 29 Nov-5 Dec. Get the toolkit: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
From pubs and farms to libraries and community centres - #CommunityBusinessWeek invites everyone to discover their local community business.
Want to showcase what you’re all about to your community? Download our free digital toolkit with everything you need to get started: buff.ly/B0imTBK 👇
🎉 To celebrate ten years of backing community business, we’re bringing back #CommunityBusinessWeek! 🎉
From 29 November - 5 December, we’re celebrating the businesses that make our towns, cities & communities vibrant, resilient & inclusive: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
#CommunityBusinessWeek #PowertoChange10 🧵👇
