Case Studies

Read how we’ve helped get small business off the ground and launched into successful ventures with our collection of case studies below.

The need to overcome adversity is an all-too-common theme in the story of borrowers who approach Purple Shoots for support. However, it is here that we find a group of entrepreneurs with a passion, motivation, and drive that few can match, and that is absolutely no exception in the case …
Here is Paris’ business story in her words: ShearWater Eco is a Welsh company based in South Wales with it's own brand of eco friendly household products. Tŷ Môr - Home of the Sea is a popular and affordable line of tree free, zero waste, plastic free and non toxic paper …
Cullan runs a podcasting business called The Central Club based in Cardiff which has featured so far a wide cross-section of people from celebrities and politicians to unsung heroes or just people with something to say. But it hasn’t always been like this. Cullan had a happy and secure childhood but …
Joshua’s aim from a very early age was to try to prove that he could become successful from ‘nothing’ and perhaps become a role model for his family and friends in general. Joshua didn’t have the best start in life and was self-harming at the age of eleven and hid …