Our Story & Why We Care
At Xplore, we’ve come to value and understand that the future of humanity lies within local communities and the independent businesses that call them home. We're using the resources we have—our passion, our energy, our voice, and each other—to dare to make a difference. For those who dare, win.
Meet our founders
How it all started...
From the streets of Lashkargāh in Afghanistan to the bazaars of Baghdad in Iraq, whilst serving in the British Special Forces, our founder Greg, repeatedly experienced and shared simple acts of humanity in situations where you would probably not expect it.
Often or not these experiences came about through the need to trade. Whether buying bread from the local baker in Afghanistan or coffee in Baghdad, these opportunities to trade on common ground pulled down barriers.
In 2013, having left the military and back in the UK, Greg came to realise that he didn’t want to live in a world where these opportunities to experience different people and trade didn’t exist. Enter xplore, and a passion to build an alternative economy that revolved around independent businesses—the common ground wherever you are in the world.
We’re a profit share company
Xplore Local is built on the belief that profit should fuel more than shareholders — it should strengthen communities.
With banks pulling out of high streets and traditional funding harder to access, too many locals struggle to secure the investment needed to turn their passion into an independent business. That’s where we step in.
We've made a commitment to allocate 50% of our profits to a not-for-profit Community Investment Fund, designed to back the next wave of entrepreneurs who are ready to invest their time, energy, and creativity into building independent businesses.
Our strength comes in numbers. By working together and reinvesting in people, we’re building the future of independent communities — one entrepreneur at a time.
Our mission
Our world is being taken over by corporations that put profits before people. Local communities are suffering as global giants control where we spend our money and time. But there’s another way. We can reclaim our future by keeping money in local hands and building strong connections. When we support independent businesses and local producers, we create a world where people, and profits can work together.
xplore is the invitation to be part of this change. Every time you choose local, you make a difference. It starts here—with your community. We’ll keep going, and we want you with us. Everyone’s invited.
