Small Business Gift Ideas from Northern Ireland

A different kind of gift-giving problem

Buying a gift for a small business owner, whether that's a supplier, a landlord, a collaborator or someone who's helped you out, is a slightly different task to a personal gift. It usually needs to feel professional and appropriate without being generic, and doesn't call for anything overly personal unless you know them well.

What tends to work well

Something food-based and shareable

If they run a shop, studio or small team, something shareable, such as a box of biscuits or a small hamper, can be a nice way to acknowledge everyone rather than singling out one person.

Shareable box of biscuits and Northern Ireland treats for a small business gift

Something that reflects independent business, back to them

Since you're likely buying for someone who runs an independent business themselves, a gift made by other small independent makers, rather than something mass-produced, can feel like a fitting way to say thank you.

A gift box over a large hamper

For this kind of gift, a smaller, well-presented gift box is usually more appropriate than a very large hamper, which can feel excessive for a professional relationship.

Building this as a gift

Our gift boxes collection is a good starting point for something ready to send, or use our build your own hamper option to put together something a little more specific to them, with a handwritten message included at checkout.

Buying for more than one small business contact

We can supply corporate gifts, incentives, prizes, loyalty gifts and really for any reason you want to ‘gift’ someone with a hamper.

We can also offer bespoke hampers that are tailored to suit your business requirements and your budget.

As we create all of our hampers in-house, we're able to offer bespoke corporate hampers and gifts that can be tailored to suit the requirements of your business. Perhaps you want a certain selection of products and you'd like to choose exactly what goes into your hampers? We can offer you that option.

You can choose to have all the hampers delivered to you or we can deliver them to your clients on your behalf.

For more information, see our Corporate Gifting page or contact us at basaltandoak@gmail.com

FAQ

Is a hamper or a gift box more appropriate for a small business contact?

A smaller, well-presented gift box is usually more appropriate for this kind of professional relationship than a large hamper, which can feel like more than the occasion calls for.