16 Christmas Current Concepts For Aspiring Entrepreneurs 

Finances-friendly enterprise items for beneath £20

1. Productiveness journals

Give the reward of time this yr with a month-to-month, weekly, or day by day planner that can assist to maintain their entrepreneurial spirit on monitor and organised. Embossed, personalised notebooks are a very good contact in the event that they need to jot down notes. Bullet journals may also provide headspace and allow them to get their ideas so as throughout the early planning phases.

2. Enterprise books

The very best enterprise house owners study from the consultants. However in case you can’t afford a free lesson with well-known entrepreneurs with Invoice Gates, why not buy a enterprise e-book at lower than £20 for them as a substitute? Among the greatest sellers this yr embrace:

• The Dealmaker: Classes from a Life in Personal Fairness by Man Fingers
• Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett
• Shoe Canine: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight
• Leaders Eat Final by Simon Sinek
• You Coach You by Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis 

3. Desk equipment

A jokey current for beneath £20 can nonetheless present an enormous nudge to assist them get their enterprise off the bottom. Personalised desk identify plates studying ‘CEO’ or ‘boss’ are one thought. If their enterprise thought is developed (and also you’re feeling inventive) you can additionally design a branded mug or desk calendar with a novel chosen identify and emblem for an aspirational prezzie.

4. Blue-light blocking glasses

Founders spend a whole lot of time slumped over a laptop computer display screen. Those that begin their agency as a facet hustle may even typically work lengthy hours, which might injury their eyes. You should purchase blue-light blocking glasses for as little as £10 on Amazon. Not solely will this shield your recipient’s eyesight, however you’ll additionally assist them to get some (much-needed) sleep.

5. Aromatherapy diffuser

Beginning a enterprise is among the most emotionally-taxing challenges you possibly can tackle. A low-cost aromatherapy diffuser prices round £20 and, in case you mix this with important oils, your current will assist to scale back emotions of tension and produce a way of calm to your frazzled founder. Prime tip: lemon oil is reportedly notably good for lowering stress.

Mid-range enterprise items for beneath £80

1. Software program subscription

It could not really feel just like the sexiest Christmas current on the planet. However a subscription to a web site builder or venture administration software program is a really sensible reward that founders will definitely use. It additionally stops them spending their cash on a platform they’re unsure they’ll like. Plus, with costs normally starting from £10-20 monthly, you’re positive to get your cash’s price.

2. Meal equipment subscription

As we’ve touched on, entrepreneurs are very quick on time. In consequence, their diets are additionally famously poor. This Christmas, why not give your famished founder a subscription to wholesome meal kits akin to Grubby (£26 monthly)? Or a present card to Deliveroo? This reward will energy their enterprise mind and (ought to) cease them surviving off caffeine and greasy takeaways.

3. Audible subscription (£69.99 for one yr)

Enterprise podcasts have actually surged in reputation this yr. Buying an Audible by Amazon subscription will give your giftee entry to hundreds of thousands of hours of audiobooks and podcasts they will use for each inspiration and leisure.

🎁 As a free stocking filler, why not inform your entrepreneur circle about Talking of Startups, our brand-new enterprise podcast? Season one is obtainable on Spotify right this moment.

4. Convention tickets

Going to networking occasions is among the greatest methods for founders to forge connections and cement your corporation thought. Many include a hefty ticket payment nonetheless, which might put newbies off attending (notably in the event that they’re already daunted by the prospect of attending). Highlights in 2025 embrace Elite Enterprise Dwell for fast-growth startups (£59 for a day cross).

5. Journal subscriptions

In case your giftee relies in a selected area, {a magazine} subscription is a great technique to communicate to their pursuits and provides them some perception into the enterprise panorama they need to enter. Teccies will admire a WIRED subscription (£59.99 per yr) whereas photographers or sustainability lovers is perhaps greatest handled to a Nationwide Geographic (£45 per yr).

Premium entrepreneur items for beneath £200

1. Coworking membership

Few of us have a totally devoted workplace or research that we will pop into every time we’d like some enterprise brainstorming time. However with a coworking membership, founders can select from any variety of prime, metropolis centre places to set their first firm up in fashion. Regus’ lounge membership, for instance, prices £80 monthly and is obtainable in seven UK cities.

2. Noise-cancelling headphones

For aspiring CEOs who can’t make it to a coworking house, noise-cancelling headphones could be a godsend in the event that they’re attempting to dam out the sound of screaming youngsters, TV background noise, or annoying flatmates (belief me, I do know). BOSE is the top-rated model for noise-nullifying headgear, with a premium pair costing round £170.

3. Ergonomic furnishings

Their backs and arms will thanks for it. You will get your enterprising buddy an ergonomic workplace chair for beneath £200. It is going to be much more comfy than the kitchen desk, serving to to scale back harm threat. For a less expensive choice, an ergonomic keyboard (round £70) may also do wonders to enhance circulation and forestall wrist pressure.

4. Good suitcase or hand baggage

In the event that they’re additional together with their enterprise thought, likelihood is your entrepreneur pal is now realising simply how a lot time they must spend travelling to roadshows, shopper conferences, and trade occasions. A sensible suitcase that can assist them to maintain their assembly notes uncrumpled. Degree 8 is a stellar model that gives carry-on baggage for round £170.

5. MasterClass subscription (£120 for one yr)

MasterClass is a web-based coaching platform that gives members entry to over 200 recorded lessons with among the world’s biggest enterprise professionals together with Gordon Ramsey and Anna Wintour. If you already know somebody desirous about dipping their toes into a brand new area, whether or not they need to turn out to be a sommelier or a canine coach, MasterClass is the perfect reward.

6. Information subscription

Subscriptions to information websites are usually extra expensive than magazines. Why not give the reward of a digital subscription to the Monetary Occasions for £40 monthly? Or an annual subscription to The Economist for £109? It’s the proper reward they’d by no means purchase themselves.