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...
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Read more Thomas Coppen, a Bristol-based entrepreneur, borrowed £5,000 to get his company ‘Keel Over Ltd’ off the ground. The company is an online marketing...
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Read more Heuritshi Pitra received a loan of £7000 from Start Up Loans to help fund her clothing business, Pure L’amour. The company first launched in August...
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Read more Discover Chilli Tuk Tuk, an Indian takeaway and delivery service based in North London with a difference. There are simple choices on the menu,...
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Read more Diana Parkes is the founder of social enterprise The Women’s Sat Nav to Success Ltd. Set up in July 2015 the business’s aim is to enable women...
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Read more Deborah and Elena Melkis used a Start Up Loan to open their Meze Greek Restaurant in Ellesmere, North Shropshire, and work at the business...
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Read more Christian Wilse launched Seniors Helping Seniors, and started trading officially in January 2014. He received funding from Start Up Loans to start...
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Read more William Ferrieira and his business partner, William Niven started up their independent creative agency, Unbxd in September 2015. They focus on web...
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Read more 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...
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Read more Inga Irvine opened her art gallery, North 55 Falmouth, with the help of a £6,500 Start up Loan. North 55 Falmouth brings together the original work...
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Read more Providing two state of the art i-sopods, a therapy room, quiet room and space for yoga and pilates, Floating Point Float Centre is Berkshire’s only...
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Read more Rumbi Serima-Fowler started her business Mimi’s Organics in 2014 after struggling to find products to suit the skin of her son, who suffers...
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Read more Emma Evelyn Stone worked as a Transport Secretary before deciding to return to university and study a science degree. Horses had been a huge part of...
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Read more Kerry-Ann Graham decided to set up her business, Gabby’s World; a business whose founding principle is encouraging diversity and equality through...
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Read more Julie Martin-Davy had gained several years’ experience in retail while her husband was serving in the Army, which came in handy when setting up her...
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Read more Goji Hair is an exclusive, organic hair salon in the Pontcanna suburb of Cardiff, started by Victoria Griffin. Victoria had been a business director...
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Read more Tara Baird set up Strawberry Couch, an independent toy and sweet shop in the heart of Evesham, a small town in Worcestershire, with the support of...
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Read more 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...
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Read more Niall Greenan, CEO of Greenans Products, was inspired to set up his business based on an innovative idea initially designed to help his arthritic...
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Read more Former steelworker Mark Fairley has launched his own traditional American BBQ business in a bright yellow high school bus. The Old School BBQ Bus...
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Read more Joe Davis, 59, started his restaurant Panama Joe’s in 2016. He now employs two other members of staff and has a projected turnover of £156,000...
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