SWIG Funding Supports 21st Century Technology

SWIG Funding Supports 21st Century Technology

Jan 21, 2026 | Case Study, SME

A Bristol company developing and prototyping technology capable of sending data at the speed of light is forging ahead thanks to loans equalling half a million pounds, courtesy of SWIG Finance. Duality Quantum Photonics is dedicated to finding a 21st century solution...
Engineer Builds Start Up Loan Funded Clothing Brand

Engineer Builds Start Up Loan Funded Clothing Brand

Jan 14, 2026 | Case Study, Start Ups

A climbing-crazy design engineer from Cheltenham has used her problem-solving skills to design a specialist range of clothing for women with the help of the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme. Ahlam Qattan hopes the Clover Climb garments, tailored to the...
Clothing Brand Sparks Conversations on Wellbeing

Clothing Brand Sparks Conversations on Wellbeing

Jan 7, 2026 | Case Study, Start Ups

A Cornwall photographer has turned his surreal self-portraits into wearable artwork to help spark conversations about mental health with the help of a government-backed Start Up Loan, delivered by SWIG Finance. Newquay chef Finley Taylor, 20, describes his first...
International Success for Children’s Publisher

International Success for Children’s Publisher

Dec 10, 2025 | Case Study, SME

A total cash injection of £184,000 has helped a Cornwall publishing company to expand its workforce, launch new ranges and sell its titles around the world. When children’s non-fiction publisher Hungry Tomato received its first loan of £84,000 from the South West...
Funding Fuels Growth For Swindon Marketing Firm

Funding Fuels Growth For Swindon Marketing Firm

Dec 3, 2025 | Case Study, SME

A Swindon marketing company is expanding its team and taking on more clients thanks to a £25,000 loan from the South West Investment Fund via SWIG Finance. Sara Witham launched Evil Empire Marketing in 2019 in a bid to find a flexible work-life balance that could work...
Movie Stunt Rigger Opens Bouldering Wall Facility

Movie Stunt Rigger Opens Bouldering Wall Facility

Nov 26, 2025 | Case Study, Scale Up

A Cornwall-based movie stunt rigger whose CV includes Hollywood blockbusters such as Venom: The Last Dance from the Marvel series, starring Tom Hardy, and 1917, set during the penultimate year of the First World War, has opened a new bouldering wall Cornwall with...