Success Story
Region/Nation | North East |
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Sector | Education |
Programme | Start Up Loans |
Emma Hamlett took out a £25,000 loan to open Collected, an independent bookshop specialising in work written by women. Describing herself as a “Covid cliché”, Emma exited stage left from her career as a museum curator in 2020 and began to explore what else might be possible, realising in the process that there was no getting away from books.
![Photo of Emma Hamlett – Collected](/sites/g/files/sovrnj156/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2022-10/collected-books.jpg?itok=qd3F_MF8)
At Collected, we simply love books and reading – and talking books and reading. We’re also passionate about championing work by female writers, much of which – through imbalance and bias in publishing, literary journalism, and prize giving – has historically been overshadowed and overlooked. Emma Hamlett Founder/ Collected
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