According to the Federation of Small Businesses, the North East has one of the fewest number of private sector small businesses across the country. Despite this, with a culture for the arts continues to run through the veins of the North. Regional hubs like Sunderland still find a way to boast small businesses culture, whilst also increasing the arts scene for those within it. Our journalist, Iona May Todd, recently went to a small market in Sunderland to speak with some of the shop owners.
