A Community Built Around Real Shop Owners
You’re not in this on your own
Running a shop on the high street can feel relentless. You are serving customers, managing stock, paying bills, posting on social media, updating your website, and still trying to grow the business.
On The High Streets exists to support independent shop owners across South Yorkshire with practical help and a welcoming community that understands what day-to-day shop life is really like. No jargon. No pressure. Just simple support you can actually use.
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Practical Workshops
Hands-on sessions where you learn by doing. You leave with real content, clear next steps, and confidence to keep going.
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1-to-1 Support
Follow-up sessions with friendly specialists who help you apply what you have learned to your own business.
What On The High Streets Offers
Everything we do is designed to fit around real working days and real businesses.
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Shop Owner Events
Relaxed events that bring shop owners together to share ideas, ask questions, and support each other.
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Ongoing Resources
Easy-to-use guides, checklists, and tools to help you keep momentum long after a session ends.
Free, Funded Support Across South Yorkshire.
Free to attend and fully funded
The support offered through On The High Streets is delivered via High Street Heroes, a fully funded programme designed to help independent high street businesses grow with confidence.
High Street Heroes is delivered by Novus Marketing Solutions and funded by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA). This funding allows all workshops, events, and one-to-one support to be offered free of charge.
Support is available to businesses across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield.
Independent retailers and shop owners
Cafés, restaurants, and hospitality venues
Service businesses with physical premises
Market traders looking to grow online
Businesses at any stage of their digital journey
This programme is built for independent high street businesses at every stage.
You do not need any technical knowledge. Everything is explained step by step, in plain English, with support available when you need it.
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Register your interest
Let us know you would like to take part and receive updates.
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Choose your support
Pick the workshop or session that suits your business best.
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Learn together and take action
Join a friendly, supportive environment and leave with practical steps you can use straight away.
How It Works
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Why Practical Support Matters for High Street Businesses Right Now
Between customers, stock, rising costs, and trying to keep up online, finding time to focus on growth is not easy.
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