Get discovered
Give local people another way to find your business, service or organisation.
Community • Communication • Connection
Real people. Real businesses. Real connections. One local network.
Supporting local people, independent businesses, community groups and events across Warwickshire and beyond.
Local businesses Events and community Jobs and opportunities Support local causes Grow together Sustainable communities Explore our projects
Discover EasyHelpings →
COLLECTIVE COMMERCE GROUP
Your local network. More than a directory.
Helping local businesses get discovered, helping communities connect, and bringing more of what’s happening locally into one place.
Collective Commerce Group is building a connected local network designed to bring businesses, customers, community organisations and events closer together.
We’re starting with a simple idea: local people should be able to discover more of the businesses, services, organisations and opportunities around them — and the people behind them should have more ways to be found.
Whether you run an independent business, work for yourself, organise events, operate a mobile stall or support your local community, there’s room for you here.
Explore the directory, discover who’s nearby, and help us build a network that grows with the communities it serves.
This is just the beginning.
Share what you’re doing
Make your directory listing a place people can visit to learn about your business and discover your latest information.
Promote local offers and events
Help people discover deals, activities, gigs, markets, festivals and community events as the platform’s relevant publishing capabilities become available.
Connect across neighbouring towns
We’re building towards a wider regional network, giving people opportunities to discover businesses and organisations beyond their immediate area.
Run a community group or organise local events? There’s room for you here too. Tell us about it →
THE PUBLIC FRONT DOOR
One place for everyone doing something local.
If you make it, cook it, pour it, sell it, run it, organise it or offer it locally, CCG is here to help people find you — and help you find each other.
- Local businesses
- Makers
- Creatives
- Market traders
- Food businesses
- Pubs
- Cafés
- Community groups
- Charities
- Events
- Local services
Community
The people, places and groups that make a town feel like home — given a proper place to be seen.
Communication
Clear, simple ways to say who you are, what you do and how local people can reach you.
Connection
Introductions between neighbours, customers, suppliers and collaborators that help local life grow.
DISCOVERY ISN’T JUST ABOUT CUSTOMERS
Your next opportunity might come from another business.
A local maker might be discovered by a shop looking for new products. A trader might find a supplier. An event organiser might discover a service provider. A business might find someone to collaborate with.
You never know who might discover you. EasyHelpings is being built as a local discovery network — not simply a customer directory.
Get discovered locally →
People. Businesses. Communities.
CCG is the organisation behind the work and the public front door for local life. We build connections, create opportunities and help good local ideas grow.
EasyHelpings is where this is heading. It is the community platform CCG is developing — CCG Your Local Network, the directory you can use today, is its first live layer, and the fuller platform is still being built in the background.
Creative Lab is the professional paid arm helping independent businesses and organisations get properly online.
WHAT'S LOCAL
A local directory you can actually use.
Browse without an account. Find a business, service, event, group or opportunity. If you run something local, ask to be listed for free.
Shops & Retail
Independent shops, retail and local producers.
Food & Drink
Local food businesses, pubs, cafés and producers.
Trades & Local Services
Useful local skills, trades and services.
Makers & Creatives
Makers, crafters, traders, pop-ups and home businesses.
Events & What's On
Markets, events, festivals and activities.
Groups & Activities
Clubs, sport, hobbies, social groups and activities.
Community & Faith
Churches, community spaces, groups and volunteering.
Opportunities
Jobs, experience, collaboration and local opportunities.
The public directory grows as real local providers submit and are approved. Be one of the first to list →
LOCAL LIFE
Local life comes together.
EasyHelpings isn't just about finding a shop. It's about discovering who's doing something, what's happening around you, who needs help, who has an opportunity — and who you might be able to help.
Events & What's OnMarkets, events and things to do.
Discover activity happening around the places you live, work and visit.
Makers & IdeasPeople building something of their own.
Makers, side ventures, home businesses and local ideas all have a place.
CommunityThe places and people that make a town feel like home.
Community spaces, groups, charities, projects and local stories belong in the picture too.
HOW IT WORKS
Discover. Connect. Support. Grow.
Four simple ideas underneath the whole EasyHelpings vision.
Discover
Find local people, businesses, events, groups and opportunities.
Connect
Find the people and organisations behind what you discover.
Support
Participate, collaborate, volunteer, buy, visit or help.
Grow
Help good local ideas, businesses and community activity move forward.
BUILT WITH THE COMMUNITY
The community comes first. The technology follows.
EasyHelpings is being built by meeting people, listening to what they need and creating the first useful layer before the bigger technology arrives.
We're building EasyHelpings with people, rather than simply building technology for people.
Understand EasyHelpings →FOR BUSINESSES & ORGANISATIONS
Get on the local map.
Create a free listing. We review submissions before they go live. If you don't have a website, that's okay — CCG Your Local Network can still be your local front door.
List Free
Businesses, makers, traders, services, groups, charities and event organisers can submit.
List your business →Get Discovered
Make it easier for local people to find what you do and where you are.
Explore the directory →Need a Website?
CCG Creative Lab offers a £199 Digital Starter, separately from the free directory.
Meet Creative Lab →LOCAL LAUNCHPAD
Support. Opportunities. Progress.
For people with an idea, a side hustle, a new business, a market stall, a skill to develop or simply a next step they want to take.
Explore LaunchPad →CCG CREATIVE LAB
When your business needs more, we can build it.
EasyHelpings helps people discover local businesses. Creative Lab helps businesses build the professional online presence they need.
CCG Creative Lab · Live & delivered to client
JUST LOVE LACE
“Fabric, lace and all things pretty.”
A boutique ecommerce store for fabric, lace and haberdashery, designed and developed by CCG Creative Lab. It took Just Love Lace from marketplace selling to a polished online showroom of its own.
- Shopify ecommerce
- Brand & art direction
- Collection structure
- Product merchandising
- Responsive design
- Content & SEO
COMING NEXT · EASYHELPINGS
The directory is where we start.
The fuller EasyHelpings platform is in development and not live yet. As the network grows, these ideas can grow around the people already using it.
Local Link
Future connections between local businesses and independent drivers for deliveries and collections.
Richer Connections
Profiles, events, opportunities and useful local tools can grow from the real network.
A Living Town Square
The technology follows the relationships, needs and activity that already exist in local communities.
START LOCAL. CONNECT OUTWARD.
Technology is the tool. Community is the purpose.
Explore what's local, list what you do, start something with LaunchPad or talk to CCG about what you're building.