Start Up Loan Supports Ceramics Studio Launch

Start Up Loan Supports Ceramics Studio Launch

A West Dorset ceramicist has opened her own studio and is now making beautiful vases and offering teaching workshops with the help of a Start Up Loan. Amelia Christoffers borrowed £3,000 to help her convert a farm building into the Clay and Salt Ceramics studio near...
Dream Salon Becomes Reality with Start Up Loan

Dream Salon Becomes Reality with Start Up Loan

A Cornwall-based therapist has launched her own salon on the north coast with the help of a £25,000 Start Up Loan delivered by SWIG Finance. Experienced hair stylist and Reiki trained energy practitioner Roseanne Browning is the proud owner of Boho Rose Collective,...
Cardiac Consultancy Launches with Start Up Loan

Cardiac Consultancy Launches with Start Up Loan

A Weymouth physician has taken the leap and started his own business offering cardiac diagnostics with the help of a £25,000 Start Up Loan delivered by SWIG Finance on behalf of the British Business Bank. HeartWise has been established by Kevin Green and specialises...
Engineer Builds Start Up Loan Funded Clothing Brand

Engineer Builds Start Up Loan Funded Clothing Brand

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

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...
Movie Stunt Rigger Opens Bouldering Wall Facility

Movie Stunt Rigger Opens Bouldering Wall Facility

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...