20 Small Businesses Selling Gorgeous Holiday Gifts

Inc.com readers come in lots of shapes and sizes, but, for obvious reasons, almost all share one key trait an interest in and appreciation for small businesses, startups, and craftspeople. If that's you, why not skip the madness of the mall (and Amazon) this holiday season and give entrepreneurs more of your gift budget?That's the suggestion of designer, blogger, and small-business owner Tina Roth Eisenberg, who recently took to Twitter to crowdfund suggestions for gorgeous, gift-worthy products from small businesses. She tweeted: Roth Eisenberg went on to name a ton of phenomenal makers and designers before her followers leaped in with hundreds of ideas of their own. (Inevitably, the thread also prompted plenty of folks to promote their own products. No one is vouching for these people except themselves, so use your own judgment there.