Your Funding Circle Guide To Christmas 2016

Everyone loves Christmas. Whether you’re celebrating with friends, family, or colleagues, we all look forward to the festive fun. Even Clive, the office grinch, is secretly waiting to put on his paper crown and start telling some jokes. The only downside is there’s a lot to organise. That’s where we come in.

Over the next few weeks our guide will give you everything you need for a cracking Christmas. We’ll be bringing you unique ideas from our marketplace, covering stocking fillers, decorations, food and drink, and things to do over the holidays. Not only will they help 2016 be a Christmas to remember, you’ll be supporting local businesses from across the country.

First up, it’s presents. Here are a some of our recommendations for gifts this year.

The Cashmere Centre

The Cashmere Centre have an amazing range of high quality products, from cardigans and jumpers to socks and scarves. All made from the finest Grade Mongolian cashmere, they’re the perfect cosy gift for Christmas. In order to increase stock and improve their online presence, The Cashmere Centre borrowed £40,000 from 507 investors back in 2010.

Rattle & Drum

Know any aspiring musicians, or perhaps someone looking to make the leap from guitar hero legend to a bona fide pro? Rattle & Drum have been kitting out wannabe rockers since the 90s, adding a wide variety of instruments and equipment to their core drums and percussion range. To open an in-house teaching facility and increase cash flow, they’ve borrowed £125,000 over several loans since 2013. They now teach over 400 children a week from their shop in Derby.

Brag Vintage

Brag Vintage are a Sheffield based company dedicated to retro clothing for men and women. They compliment their extensive denim range with hand picked shirts, jumpers, and dresses, and they’ll help save some money for mince pies with free delivery on all UK orders! Brag have borrowed £80,000 from Funding Circle over two loans since 2015, moving to a larger warehouse to increase the range and quantity of their stock as they continue to grow.

Countryside Ski & Climb

Have an adventurous friend? Countryside Ski & Climb specialise in outdoor equipment, so there’s no better place to look for ski jackets, rucksacks, or outdoor and climbing apparel. To update their website and improve their customer experience, Countryside Ski & Climb accessed £20,000 from 172 investors in 2011.

RC Geeks

Christmas morning wouldn’t be complete without some new gadgets to play with, and RC Geeks have the gear to appeal to kids of all ages. Create some serious excitement with a quadcopter or a self-assembly remote control car, with plenty of accessories to add on too. RC Geeks borrowed to increase their product range and grow their business further.

Next week we’ll be taking a look at your essential Christmas supplies, covering food, drink, and decorations.

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