Read how we’ve helped get small business off the ground and launched into successful ventures with our collection of case studies below.
Mari is a Mum who combines looking after her family with a successful cake baking business based in Caernarfon called Sbwnj. Her Mum was a great cook and was the inspiration behind what she does. They always said they would make a business together. For years, Mari learned from and enjoyed cooking with her Mum […]
Julie approached Purple Shoots lending when she was based in Monmouth in 2018. She had already spent a number of difficult years trying to build her business alongside being a single parent, completing a law degree and working part-time in low paid roles. Julie had a strong career history before becoming a single parent in […]
Laura Shannon Harding’s fashion label brings festival culture to the fashion runway. The 21-year-old Leeds Arts University fashion graduate “always knew I wanted to start my own business” and launched her slow fashion brand, Laura Shannon, in late 2019. Her colourful, handmade designs are embellished with sequins and beads and have been featured in The […]
After a period of family illness and her own ill-health, which had left the whole family at a very low point financially, Jane wanted to start again and rebuild her career and her family’s circumstances. She had previously worked in dementia care and seen examples of bad practice, but also some really excellent care which […]
Katie has a great rapport and skill with dogs and her ambition was to be a dog groomer. She followed a basic course at college but realized whilst working in a dog grooming salon that this had not equipped her fully to be able to offer a good service to all types and ages of […]
Entrepreneur David Jones has launched Menai Kayak Angling in North Wales. The business is located in Water Street, Menai Bridge close to the Pier gates, the Menai Straits and a convenient slipway from which to launch kayaks. Fulfilling a lifetime ambition to start his own business, David launched the company in January of this year, […]