Haunted Bookshop Receives Start Up Loan Funding

Haunted Bookshop Receives Start Up Loan Funding

Oct 23, 2024 | Case Study, Start Ups

Entrepreneur Monika Killer has received a £25k Start Up Loan to help open a specialist bookshop in Bristol’s cultural quarter, Stokes Croft.  The Haunted Bookshop will sell a wide range of witchcraft, occult, folklore, fantasy and horror books. It’s not known how many...
Start Up Loan Boost for Tech Consultancy

Start Up Loan Boost for Tech Consultancy

Oct 9, 2024 | Case Study, Start Ups

A Gloucestershire consultancy business has received a £15k Start Up Loan boost through SWIG Finance to invest in a new workshop and equipment.  Carbon Magics offers its customers best-in-class technology research and product development crossing over multiple...
Marketing Agency Grows with SWIF Support 

Marketing Agency Grows with SWIF Support 

Oct 2, 2024 | Case Study, SME

A Bournemouth marketing agency has received a funding boost from the South West Investment Fund, delivered by SWIG Finance.   The £200m South West Investment Fund covers the entire South West region and provides loans from £25k to £2m and equity investment up to £5m...
African Catering Business Receives Start Up Loan

African Catering Business Receives Start Up Loan

Sep 11, 2024 | Case Study, Start Ups

Cheltenham-based African events catering and coffee shop business, ACELBA, has received a £25k Start Up Loan to support the business launch, including premises and equipment costs, as well as marketing and inventory expenditure.  While the coffee shop stocks a range...
Bristol Music School Hits the Right Note

Bristol Music School Hits the Right Note

Sep 4, 2024 | Case Study, Start Ups

Bristol entrepreneur, Hollie-Anne Bangham, has had a £25k Start Up Loan boost to expand her music school and coffee shop.   The Note Warehouse in Yatton provides one-to-one lessons with various musical instruments, alongside vocal training and music theory lessons....
Apprenticeship Scheme Gets Funding Go Ahead

Apprenticeship Scheme Gets Funding Go Ahead

Aug 28, 2024 | Case Study, SME

Cornish cyber security business Cool Waters Cyber has received a £100k boost to help expand its successful apprenticeship scheme.  The Tremough Innovation Centre-based business first received SWIG backing to set up their innovative cyber security apprenticeship scheme...