Category Archives: Shop local

OnlyUncle.com shares Insider Secrets with Local Small Businesses to promote their own Daily Deals at vital time in the economy

The People’s website is showing SMEs a way to fight back in a troubled economy with their new ‘Daily Deals Tool Kit’ Small businesses continue to be hit hard by the economic down turn, and many are falling by the … Continue reading

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3 reasons why digital age should not be the death of the High Street.

Savista magazine recently reported that: ‘Ms Portas’ report for the government on the decline of town centres says that the growth of online and business-park shopping has left many high streets “dying”.’ We are huge fans of Mary Portas and … Continue reading

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3 social media ideas for a local high street shop

Local shop owners should be doing their best to make the most of online opportunities to expand their business. We’ve come up with 3 simple and easy steps to get you started. 1. Share your business information in order to … Continue reading

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Top 5 Florists in London

Do you need to find a beautiful bunch of flowers for Easter to decorate your home? Check out the OnlyUncle.com section Florists in London for more Florists in London. Rebel Rebel ‘The Rebel Rebel shop in Broadway Market is our pride and joy. … Continue reading

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TV Review: Mary’s Bottom Line

Last night, Channel 4 showed the 1st episode of Mary Portas’ Bottom Line in which Mary started her campaign to re-ignite the British clothing industry. Mary’s challenge is to create a 100 % British knicker line. Amongst other problems, finding … Continue reading

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Show your support for local businesses – OnlyUncle.com

Here at OnlyUncle.com, we are campaigning to help #GetSMEsOnline. Join us in supporting local businesses by adding your name to our mission statement. Our mission is to equip small businesses with the affordable online tools (plus free advice) that they … Continue reading

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5 ways to stay in control of your purse strings in the lead up to Christmas

Have you already over spent this Christmas? Check out our top 5 tips on how not to blow even more cash over the next few days. 1. Hit your local one pound store for wrapping paper, ribbon and bows. Let’s … Continue reading

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High Street Review: Mary Portas

Mary Portas has published her thoughts and recommendations on how we can revive outdated UK High Streets. You can read her review in full here. Mary Portas has published 28 recommendations to help save our High Streets. The OnlyUncle.com recommendation … Continue reading

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3 ways to benefit from Only Uncle’s Business Support Community

We’ve just launched our Only Uncle Business Support Facebook page… We have created the OnlyUncle.com Business Support page in order to provide a space for SMEs to find information, tips and advice on starting/running a business while at the same … Continue reading

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Shop local this Christmas!

Here at OnlyUncle.com we’re encouraging people to shop on their local high street this Christmas. You can contribute to your local economy this Christmas by putting all that hard-earned cash you spend on presents back into your community. Before you … Continue reading

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