After a difficult two years, show your love to small businesses this holiday shopping season. To help you in that endeavor, many CAMEO members are putting together guides and lists of their small business clients to make it as easy as possible to find the perfect gift for family and friends while keeping our local economies alive.
We are compiling a running list of holiday gift guides. If your organization has one and would like us to add it, please email Annissa.
Virtual Events
- Alchemist CDC Holiday Gift Guide. Build Community, Buy Locally.
- 2022 AFN Holiday Member Shopping Guide. Recognizing the challenge and strain on women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color, as the holiday season approaches this year we would like to highlight some of our members’ favorite businesses.
- California Shop Small Guide. Shop small businesses all across the state.
- Holiday Market Vendor Bootcamp. A free 2-week, 4 session, virtual program designed to strengthen your business for the holiday market season. November 7, 9, 14, 16, 2022.
- The Legal Services for Entrepreneurs 2022 Small Business Gift Guide. Our program has had the honor of working with the community-based entrepreneurs and small businesses presented in this guide. We hope you consider gifting local this year!
- Mendocino Holiday Marketplace. Celebrate the holidays by sharing Mendocino County with the loved ones in your life. In this pop-up holiday marketplace, you’ll find a sampling of some of the things that make Mendocino County such a unique place – all with online stores and delivery, so that you can easily shop from home. Support our local small businesses now so you can visit in person on your next trip to Mendocino County!
- NALCAB 2022 Holiday Gift Guide. Support Latino-owned entreprenuers and brands with a wide array of gifts including apparel, home goods, gourmet foods, coffee, skincare, fragrance, art & decor, accessories and so much more!
- PCV’s Small Business Gift Guide. With over 100 contributors from our business clients, you may find what you need and buy it from the communities you want to support. This Holiday season, please support our local businesses and entrepreneurs.
- Renaissance’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide. A curated selection of 79 local small businesses, featuring unique items from jewelry to clothing to housewares and sweets!
- RUNWAY’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide. There’s no better time to put your money where your mouth is and support Black-owned businesses for the holiday season and beyond. Our Glow Guide is gleaming with talented creatives, artisans, makers, and small business owners offering everything from apparel and skincare products– to flowers, food, and wine – to event spaces, specialty services, and more.
- Small Business Majority’s Holiday Gift Guide. Here you will find more than 300 small businesses offering products and services for everyone on your gift list this year. Browse through the entire guide for inspiration or use the sorting option to find something specific. As we all know, small businesses have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic this year. We encourage you to shop small all year round, but especially during this holiday season. If you purchase an item through a small business on this list, take a photo and post it on social media using #IShoppedSmallBiz to encourage others to do the same!
- Start Small Think Big Corporate Gift Guide. This season, celebrate your employees and thank your clients with a unique gift from their diverse small businesses. From candles to sustainable carry-all bags to tasty treats, they have your corporate gifting needs covered.
- Uptima Holiday Guide. This year’s holiday guide is a selection of businesses Uptima is currently working with in our education and advising programs.
In Person Events
- La Cocina E-Gift Store. Purchasing a gift box is an easy and delicious way to support growing La Cocina businesses. It also helps remove barriers to entry for marginalized business owners historically excluded from the formal economy.
- TMC Community Capital Holiday Marketplace. November 17, 2022, 4:30-6:00pm PT. We all play a role in supporting our economies and communities, and this event is a great way to celebrate yours!