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, Start Ups

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...
Friends Launch Wellness Movement with £15k Loan

Friends Launch Wellness Movement with £15k Loan

Nov 19, 2025 | Case Study, Start Ups

Three friends in their mid-20s have launched a social wellness movement in Bristol in a bid to provide an alternative social environment to the pub scene, with the help of £15,000 worth of Start Up Loans, secured with help from SWIG Finance. Unfold Sauna Club grew out...
Vintage Jewellery Sales Platform Scales Up

Vintage Jewellery Sales Platform Scales Up

Oct 29, 2025 | Case Study, Scale Up

A Bristol online platform specialising in vintage jewellery sales has been able to expand thanks to successive funding from SWIG Finance.   Husband-and-wife team Simon Green and Stacey Lillico founded Lillicoco in 2016 as a platform to make antique jewellery...