When you choose a gift, we know you like to go the extra yard to find something that suits the recipient that feels special, bespoke, or unique.
A lot of thought goes into the perfect gift. You want it to be special, bespoke, and to suit the recipient's taste and personality.
This time of year especially, when you're going out of your way to find the best holiday gift, is the perfect chance to purchase from small businesses, independent makers, creatives, innovators, and small shops. Shopping small helps individuals, communities, and supports one's craft or entrepreneurial dreams.
We scoured the internet, social media, and friends and family for some of the very best gifts from small businesses that you could give this year, and we still feel like we've only just scratched the surface.
Below, discover some of the products that we think are among the best small business gifts you can buy this year! There's something for everybody.
1. For the scent lover
2. For the sustainability advocate who's keeping up with the trends
3. For the beauty queen
4. For the doer and the maker
5. For the entertainer
6. For coffee connoisseurs
7. For the multi-tasking obsessed
8. For plant lovers with an eye toward design
9. For the person always juggling a water bottle and a coffee cup
10. For making everyday a little more colorful
11. For globetrotting without even leaving home
12. For print forward design lovers who are looking to keep it cozy
13. For the serial (porch) redecorator
14. For the friend who lives the cottagecore lifestyle
15. For going on-the-go, again
16. For the foodie who's also a complete bookworm
Additional resources to find small businesses to support
- Amazon Handmade - Amazon's marketplace that supports creators
- Amazon Launchpad - Discover the latest new ideas and innovations from category disruptors looking to make a difference
- Amazon's Small Business Gift Guide - A holiday round-up of gifts that support small businesses that sell on Amazon, with the ability to sort by Black-, women-, family-, or veteran-owned businesses
- American Express Small Business Map - An amazing resource to find small businesses, including restaurants located near you. However, for inclusion, they must accept American Express as payment
- Chairish: Chairish connects over 12,000 small businesses, artists and makers for one of the most comprehensive databases of rare vintage, antique and contemporary pieces home furnishings and art.
- Etsy - The go-to marketplace for anything handmade, handcrafted, personalized, and even vintage
- Field + Supply: A curation of independent makers and creators from the Hudson Valley and surrounding areas with tons of upscale, unique finds from interior designer Brad Ford
- Food52: The lifestyle site and shop has curated an entire shop around under-represented makers, mainly made up of BIPOC entrepreneurs
- Goldune - an up and coming sustainable marketplace with fun, eco-friendly finds
- The Grommet -Original products from small businesses, with new discoveries, added each day
- Madewell - Check out the Hometown Hero Shop for dozens of giftable finds spotlighting creators throughout the United States
- Uncommon Goods - The ultimate destination for innovative and unique gifts