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Leisure and entertainment

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

40 St Pauls

Food and drink

Amanjot Johal was struck by the quality of bars he found in the capital as he set up a bar for another company in 2011. Great cocktails were...

Amanda Alexander Luxury Weddings

Amanda Alexander plans, designs and manages luxury weddings and bespoke events which include personal celebrations and corporate events. The company...

Lifeline 24

Health and fitness

Lifeline24 is a national telecare provider based in Norwich which supplies personal alarms to frail, elderly and disabled people living across the...

Zeal Creative

Art and design

Stewart Hilton and his partner Rob White set up Zeal Creative, a promotional marketing company, after becoming frustrated with opportunities while...

Pencil & Fork

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

Enlighten-Ac

Steve Wileman used funding from the Start Up Loans scheme to help co-found the eLearning consultancy business, Enlighten-Ac. Steve and his business...

The Street Pantry

Food and drink

Victoria Corney-Young’s creative development of Ettie, her 1957 Citroen H Van, and launch of The Street Pantry is going from strength to strength....

Obvious Arts

Obvious Arts is a one-man show, set up in June 2016 by Fergus Ryan, which specialises in therapeutic activities, arts in education and performance....

Kleio Audio Limited

Technology and IT

In June 2010, whilst researching headphone amplifiers, Garry Wise, spurred on by his passion for both hi-fi and music, decided to build his very...

The Krooked Kat

Katie had a genuine interest and passion for art, carpentry and upholstery. To enhance her talents she took a number of relevant courses at Glasgow...

DALE Coaching Ltd

Education

Jacqueline Hall from Essex decided to set up her own business, DALE Coaching Ltd, after she had been made redundant and turned down from various job...

Blueshift GP

Art and design

Nicholas Roe has been working on his company, Blueshift GP, for one and a half years, and (after extensive research, development, overcoming...

Bilingual Beats

Education

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 and Waffles

Food and drink

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

Arrea Limited

Antimo is the founder of Arrea Limited, a commercial science company situated in London, which is trying to find ways for people to tackle air...

Mayim Mermaid Academy

Leisure and entertainment

Michelle Forsbrey is a keen surfer, skier and swimmer. When she’s not working as a flight attendant she is drawn to the ocean, beach and...

MBJ London

Technology and IT

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

Harts Theatre Company

Leisure and entertainment

Ann Akin started her community interest company, Harts Theatre Company, with the help of a £3,200 Start Up Loan. Harts Theatre Company uses...

Poptata

Food and drink

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...