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Leisure and entertainment

Joanne Boulton worked for five years as a photographer for a training company, before deciding to go it alone and start her own photography...

Brett’s Pets

Retail

Brett’s Pets is a family-run pet shop, based in Chorley, Lancashire. It provides customers with a range of pet foods and products along with...

Berry’s Bakery

Food and drink

Robert D’Orville received a Start Up Loan of £25,000 in March 2015, enabling him to take ownership of Berry’s Bakery in Preston, Lancashire. When...

Bilbo’s Pet Spa

Health and fitness

Bilbo’s Pet Spa is based in Lydney, Gloucestershire and is run by Marion Aylott. Marion received a Start Up Loan of £22,000 in October 2016 and...

HMW Personal Training

Health and fitness

HelenMarie provides personal training and pilates through her company HMW Personal Training, which she started in October 2014. HMW Personal...

Health & Food

Food and drink

Katerina Pavlakis had a background in both running her own business and working in London. When she and her husband, Colin Bass, moved to rural...

Eden Education Centre

Education

Father and son team, Trevor and Peter Jones, run the Eden Education Centre, the largest innovation education studio in Europe. As the first and only...

Academy ICT

Technology and IT

Brian Stoneman secured a Start Up Loan of £6,600 in March 2017 to put towards the running of Academy ICT. The business provides IT solutions for...

ADi Access

Health and fitness

Spencer Hassel, Steve Holyer and Helen Holyer are the proud founders and owners of ADi Access. The business, founded in 2015 in Truro, Cornwall,...

Synergy Dance

Leisure and entertainment

Rachael Hurton has always had a passion for dance and performance and in 2014 she brought her dream to life by starting Synergy Dance – a...

Qudini

Technology and IT

In June 2012, Imogen and Fraser started up their business, Qudini, a cloud-based platform that allows brands with physical locations to create...

Christian Benedict

Fashion

Christian McAleenan started his business, Christian Benedict, in February 2017. Currently operating from his home in Manchester, he provides a...

JC Social Media

JC Social Media, founded by Jodie Cook when she was 22, turns 6 years old in August 2017. Based in Birmingham city centre, their team of 14 provide...

Shakehaus

Art and design

Margarita Veberaite and fellow co-founders, Josefa Celestin and Fraser Stephen launched their business, Shakehaus in April 2016. A creative video...

Peach Blossom

Art and design

Alyssa launched her business, Peach Blossom, in March 2015. She works at the business full-time and currently employs an assistant on a part-time...

Pacific Quay Powerboats Glasgow

Leisure and entertainment

Created by John Hillis, alongside his brother Merrell and marine operations manager Terence McKibben, Pacific Quay Powerboats Glasgow offers...

My Locker World

Danielle and a close friend launched My Locker World in July 2016. With support and funding from Start Up Loans they were able to make their dream...

Dalston Cola

Food and drink

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...

Launch22

Eddie has run his own businesses since the age of 16, and when he turned 19 he received funding from the Princes Trust to start a property service...

Melt Aberdeen

Food and drink

Inspired by the London foodie scene, Mechelle’s recent redundancy spurred her on to launch her own business, Melt Aberdeen. Melt Aberdeen has...

Inferno Media

Technology and IT

Mitchell first started his business, Inferno Media, a social media agency, when he was 17 years old. When he turned 18 he was able to get funding...