Read how we’ve helped get small business off the ground and launched into successful ventures with our collection of case studies below.
Shannon approached Purple Shoots for a loan when no one else would help her with funding to get stock and to be able to start up a business. After a childhood in care with adopted & then foster parents and a number of years working, Shannon realised her health would be better if she could […]
Graham was born and grew up in the old mining valleys of South Wales. He has previously worked for many years in big ad agencies and his own boutique creative consultancy in London, but his vision and his heart was always to come home and do something here which would help the communities he came […]
We first met Franck through his charity the CAE https://www.caentr.org/ , which has been a partner of ours for many years now. The CAE empowers and supports ethnically diverse communities, specifically migrants, through providing bespoke, person-centred services. Their support is around a wide range of needs including employability, financial education, well-being, youth empowerment etc. One of […]
From Amo’s Appetising Eats to Entrepreneurial Feats: Junior Serves Up Success with Purple Shoots! Meet Junior, the passionate and ambitious owner of Amo’s Street Food, a delightful eatery nestled on the vibrant high street of Rotherham Amo’s (@amosstreetfood) • Instagram photos and videos. Amo’s Street Food offers an array of mouthwatering street food options, including […]
In the heart of Sheffield, in a quaint little shop, a bagel revolution is taking place. This is the story of Declan’s Best Boy Bagels, a thriving business that has captured the taste buds and hearts of the community. Best Boy Bagels is not a typical bagel joint. It’s a testament to entrepreneurship, adaptability, and […]
Hayley describes her journey in her own words: I am Hayley Burford, I set up ‘Hayley Burford Dog Grooming’ a 1:1 dog grooming business I have been able to get up and running with a great client base thanks to Purple Shoots. A year after welcoming my second child I was ready to return to […]
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 of our recent borrower, Shamiso […]
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 products. The company started […]