Read how we’ve helped get small business off the ground and launched into successful ventures with our collection of case studies below.
Sparkle Pro Caravan Cleaning An unlikely success story: a business that sprung up in the leisure industry, in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic. When COVID-19 first hit, Ian was one of the first casualties of the economic slump. Just two months into a new job, he was laid off without furlough and left wondering […]
Fabienne relocated back to South Wales to be a single Mum with a baby, in a new town with no contacts. She found herself changed from a busy lifestyle with her fiancé, nice house & good career to living on her own, with a young baby in rented accommodation & claiming benefits all in a […]
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 […]
Ruth is from Rumney in Cardiff and was a working Mum until a serious bout of anxiety coupled with OCD meant that she had to give up work. As she was recovering she decided that she wanted to start working again but in a way which would accommodate her illness and allow her to be […]
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 […]
Andrew (Drew) Walcott is the owner and managing director of a successful business based in Newport called SDR Progression. This is a physical therapy center working mainly with children and adults with cerebral palsy. Children with cerebral palsy can have SDR surgery which when followed by intensive and specialist physical therapy and exercise can greatly […]
Asher started out doing modelling and quickly moved into the advertising world in London. He did a degree in marketing and public relations and had work for companies such as Unilever and Selfridges. However he found it a cut throat world with low pay, long hours and no chance or opportunity to live. He went […]
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