London - Start Up Loans Company

Vinkind

Formerly a police officer of six and a half years, Alex Habachi founded his e-commerce business Vinkind in 2016 with a £6,000 Start Up Loan via...

London Sock Company

Ryan Palmer took out a loan of £25,000 in 2014 to launch the London Sock Company, a premium sock brand founded with the mission “to inspire everyone...

Ocushield

Dhruvin Patel took out a Start Up Loan of £500 through delivery partner Virgin StartUp in 2015 to start his business Ocushield, an innovative line...

Hipster Hamper

Sian Thomas took out a loan of £11,000 in December 2020 to set up Hipster Hamper, a company providing bespoke, curated hampers that are big on...

Dalton’s Soda Co

Founded by Duncan O’Brien, Dalston Cola was established in response to a request from an organisation to make a cola that was not Coca Cola. With...

Altum Designs

Altum Designs is a London based company, run by Mr. Daniel Varney. He designed, manufactured and now markets a unique and pioneering bike tool,...

Pencil & Fork

David Sanchez is the founder and owner of Pencil & Fork, a business which provides an innovative approach to learning using food. Pencil &...

Bilingual Beats

Almudena and Claudia, two childhood friends from Southern Spain, set up Bilingual Beats in October 2013. Bilingual Beats provides music language...

Miles & Mia

Michaela is truly the definition of an ambitious and hard-working woman. As a single mother with two children she has managed to maintain a...

Black Cowboy Coffee

John Otagburuagu founded Black Cowboy Coffee in August 2015. As the name might suggest, the street cafe serves coffee and waffles (as well as...

MBJ London

Julian and his business partner, Toni, started their web design company after receiving funding from the Start Up Loans Company. MBJ London offers...

Poptata

The Poptata story began in May 2015 with a temporary gazebo set up at London’s Portobello Road market over the weekend. Marco and Luca wanted to...

Farah Qureshi

Farah Qureshi designs and makes jewellery in precious metals, ethical silver and gold. Jewellery had long been a hobby of hers and she had been...

Chilli Tuk Tuk

Discover Chilli Tuk Tuk, an Indian takeaway and delivery service based in North London with a difference. There are simple choices on the menu,...

CorkYogis

Lara Sengupta is the founder and owner of CorkYogis, a right corker of a social enterprise. Situated just off the renowned Lordship Lane in East...

Gabby’s World

Kerry-Ann Graham decided to set up her business, Gabby’s World; a business whose founding principle is encouraging diversity and equality through...

Cornerstone

London

Oliver Bridge is a remarkable man who started off working for an innovation consultancy company and managed to have his own business at the age of...

Ellie Stickland Jewellery

Ellie Stickland studied Jewellery design at Central Saint Martins, and worked in the industry for a number of years as well as a stint in the...

Meame

Meame is design performance fashion for both fashion conscious and discerning cyclists. Founders Megan Aylott and husband Stephen Azancot wanted to...

Smartzer

Karoline Gross always wanted to do her own thing and Start Up Loans helped her do just that. She attended medical school, going on to study fashion...

Pip and Nut

Standing out from the competition can be hard for a small business, especially when the number of competitors is constantly increasing. We caught up...

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