It's Small Business Saturday on Saturday and the UK will be growing crazy for small companies. There are thousands of events and special offers taking plac...

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Small Business Saturday: A guide to offers and events

It's Small Business Saturday on Saturday and the UK will be growing crazy for small companies. There are thousands of events and special offers taking place but here's our pick of those run by friends of Enterprise Nation.

Small Business Saturday one day educational event, Birmingham

With Debbie Assinder, our West Midlands Regional Enterprise Champion, Enterprise Nation has joined forces with the Library of Birmingham for a day long programme of free business masterclasses and presentations. 

Bassett Business Expo 2015, Royal Wootton Bassett

Supported by Alison Edgar, our South West Regional Champion, this free event features practical seminars and expert advisers on various start-up and small business subjects. It also promises free tea and Christmas treats! 

Free buiness advice, Chippenham Town Hall, Chippenham

Business advisers will offer free advice from 10am - 2pm at this drop in event.

Christmas market, St Faith's Church Hall, Liverpool

Community interest company Silver Lining is running a Christmas market featuring a range of local businesses selling products. 

We're offering 12 months membership of Enterprise Nation for price of 11. That's just Â£27.50 for a whole year of business support including free calls with advisers, the opportunity to contribute content to our blog, PR for your business, weekly online masterclasses, 25% off all our events and more! 

, an independent village store in Longtown in Hereford, is offering 10% off all locally made products within a 30 miles radius of the store plus lots of in store tastings and treats. 

 is offering a 20% discount on the company's range of personalised wall art and greeting cards. Founder Sabrina Bluck will also be attending the Small Business Saturday event in Birmingham (details above) and discussing the benefits of being an Enterprise Nation member.

The many small businesses in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter will be getting involved in Small Business Saturday. 

 in Penarth in Wales is offering 10% off products all day.

 is offering free postage and packaging on prints and a free 6x4" print with all orders on 5 December with the code SmallBizSat2015.

Who London organises modern social events for anyone 50+. You don't have to be a member to book events, but if you are, tickets are cheaper. For the whole weekend of Small Business Saturday the company is offering three months free membership with code SBS15. 

Various councils are promoting local small businesses and events including 

Find out more about Small Business Saturday 

I'm a <a href='http://www.danmartinuk.com'>freelance content creator and event host</a> who helps small businesses and the organisations that support them. I have 18 years of experience as a small business journalist having interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs from billionaires like Sir Richard Branson to the founders behind brand new start-ups. I've worked for a range of leading small business publications and support groups, most recently as head of content at Enterprise Nation where I was responsible for the prolific output of content on the company's blog and social media. I'm based in Bristol where I run and host regular events with the local small business community and have strong connections to major business organisations in the south west region. In total, I've hosted over 50 events; from intimate meet-ups to conferences with an audience of hundreds including events for international brands like Facebook and Xero. I'm also a big fan of podcasts having hosted Enterprise Nation's Small Business Sessions as well as lots of online events including Facebook Live interviews, webinars and three live web chats from inside 10 Downing Street. With my partner, I co-run Lifestyle District, a lifestyle blog focused on culture, art, theatre and photography.

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&lt;p&gt;My varied portfolio career means I have knowledge, experience and contacts in many fields. I am an expert in book publishing, media, mentoring, writing, editing, marketing, crowdfunding, sponsorship, social enterprise and commercial start-ups.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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• Founder, CopyGhosting Publishing Services (editorial, marketing, PR &amp;amp; digital agency)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
• Editor &amp;amp; Development Executive, Insight Film Festival&lt;br /&gt;
• Founder, Jolabokaflod CIC (promoting Icelandic 'Christmas book flood' tradition)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
• Director of Crowdfunding, CrowdPatch CIC: free crowdfunding platform for social enterprise&lt;br /&gt;
• Founder, The Wisdom of Coffee: a network for Meetup gatherings &amp;amp; a community that shares best practice about business, enterprise &amp;amp; alternative finance)&lt;br /&gt;
• Founder, Smart Crowd Productions: integrated arts, media, business &amp;amp; alternative finance production consultancy&lt;br /&gt;
• Director: Corporative Sponsorship, SMGlobal Catwalk, Inc: global fashion events brand&lt;br /&gt;
• Social entrepreneur, 12R Prizes: solving social issues and commercial problems via sponsored cash-prize comptetions&lt;br /&gt;
• Mentor, Founders and Mentors: networking platform, comprising forum, communities and courses for mentors to help pre-launch founders launch start-ups successfully&lt;br /&gt;
• Social entrepreneur, 12Ronnies: hub that provides founders, inventors and creatives a toolkit for launching a startup successfully&lt;br /&gt;
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• Chairman, Seeds Creatives (charity): runs the ‘Artist in Your Own Residence’ collaborative network mentoring scheme for creatives in all disciplines&lt;br /&gt;
• Director, Arts Centre Group (charity): membership organisation for arts &amp;amp; media professionals&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Committees:&lt;br /&gt;
• All-Party Parliamentary Committee for Crowdfunding (chair: Barry Sheerman MP): meets quarterly at the House of Commons&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Author:&lt;br /&gt;
• Six published books&lt;br /&gt;
• Two books in progress&lt;/p&gt;

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