Handmade Design is a specialist gift shop in the market town of Ashbourne. The shop sells unique, handcrafted gifts and supports over 100 other creative small businesses from across the Midlands and the UK. Customers can purchase a wide range of gifts that are sustainable and not mass produced, either in person at the Victoria Square shop or online.

The £6,268 Business Adaptation Grant is for a professional e-commerce website that fully integrates with all the business's existing systems and social media platforms. Search engine optimised to increase traffic to the site, the new design aims to improve the conversion rate from visitors to customers. The investment means that the business's technology and systems can now match the in store shopping experience making it easy and convenient for customers to repeat purchase.

Laura Cooper (Owner) says:

Receiving a grant from Derbyshire Dales District Council is life changing for my small business. The money we’ve received will allow me to take my business to the next level by outsourcing a professional ecommerce website. The grant is going to help me to future proof us for years to come – it’s truly mind blowing.

This grant scheme is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)