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Boost for elderly nutrition with a £25k Start Up Loan

Apr 2, 2025 | Case Study, Start Ups

A Gloucestershire company specialising in nutritious snack bars for older people is anticipating future growth after securing £25,000 from the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme. Grandbar Snacks is the brainchild of former teacher and now nutrition...

Truro Café Offers Healthy Drinks with help from Start Up Loans

Mar 5, 2025 | Case Study, Start Ups

A new cafe offering healthy coffees and smoothies has opened in Truro, Cornwall with the help of a Start Up Loan through SWIG Finance. Luxe, run by Leeann Griffith, specialises in natural skin and body treatments, and has now added a ground-floor bar serving...

Start Up Loan for Police Dog Training Business

Feb 24, 2025 | Case Study, Start Ups

A Somerset business that trains and matches skilled working dogs for UK police forces is looking forward to a bright future with help from the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme. Valkyrie K9 of Clevedon has taken out a Start Up Loan of £12,000 to...

SWIG Finance Gives Franchise Owner the Keys to Success

Feb 19, 2025 | Case Study, Start Ups

Cornwall locksmith Wesley Davidson was able to turn an unusual talent into a fulfilling career change with the help of a £25,000 Start Up Loan delivered by SWIG Finance. Start Up Loans is part of the British Business Bank and offers personal loans of up to £25,000 and...

Earning a crust: The Little Bagel Co in Bristol Expands

Jan 29, 2025 | Case Study, Start Ups

Bristol bagel baker Wesley Thompson is expanding his empire with the help of a £25,000 Start Up Loan from SWIG Finance. The Little Bagel Co’s first outpost in Queen Street, which opened two years ago in the university quarter, is set to be joined by a second branch...

Start Up Loan Helps New Product Launch

Nov 13, 2024 | Case Study, Start Ups

Serial entrepreneur from Bristol, Rob Law MBE, has received a £25k Start Up Loan boost for his latest venture, the Zeepy Sleep Training Clock. Aimed at children aged between two and six, the Zeepy Sleep Training Clock uses melatonin-friendly lighting to help foster a...