- 23/08/2018
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Press Releases
Valerie Vaz MP has called on small shopkeepers in Walsall South to enter the Best Small Shops Competition.
Valerie Vaz MP said:
“I encourage small shopkeepers in Walsall South to enter the Best Small Shops Competition which celebrates the creativity of small shops and the central role they play in the community.”
“The competition is now open and free to enter for any small shop operating in the UK. All shops who enter will be promoted to consumers through an online Indie Retail Directory.”
“Shopkeepers have until Sunday 9 September to nominate their business on the Best Small Shops website. The panel made up of established representatives from the independent retail industry will be looking for evidence of a shops’ entrepreneurial spirit, ways that they have been innovative in their business and what they have done to have a lasting positive impact on their community.”
“This is a chance for talented local entrepreneurs to receive the credit that they deserve. Walsall South has an abundance of small shops which help drive our economy. In 2017, there were 2, 950 VAT and/ or PAYE registered enterprises in Walsall South – an increase of 7.5% on the previous year. This was higher than the West Midlands percentage change of registered enterprises of 6.4% and the UK’s overall percentage change of 4.5%.”
“A shortlist of 25 of the most impressive small shops will be invited to a Parliamentary Reception on 13 November 2018 and I hope to see a Walsall South business there.”