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These stories feature inspiring women and their experiences of leading businesses at every stage of growth. Use the keyword and growth stage filters to help you find relevant stories more easily.
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2to3 days
Juliet Turnbull
2to3 days
2to3 days is an original concept in recruitment – the UK’s first female-focussed careers network providing flexible jobs for professional women. Founder and former chartered surveyor, Juliet Turnbull started the business after a lightbulb moment when she realised the traditional recruitment model was literally failing millions of professional women like her. Women who wanted to...
A ‘suite’ partnership
Jenna Dienn
Castlebridge
Castlebridge, known for its innovative hotel developments, has been teaming up with us at Metro Bank since January 2021. Jenna Dienn, Director at Castlebridge, highlights how this partnership has been pivotal for their projects. We’ve got an amazing relationship with our Relationship Manager. Metro Bank supported us right from the start and really understood our...
Barefoot Tech: Tackling waste
Ffion McCormick Edwards
Barefoot Tech
23-year-old Ffion McCormick Edwards founded Barefoot Tech with the support of Big Ideas Wales in a bid to tackle the volume of old, unused wetsuits that are adding to the environmental impact caused by landfill. Ffion built her business around her love for the sea and places sustainability at the core of her business ethos...
“Be ready for it to take longer than you think/want. But persevere! It is worth it”
Jane Lucy
Perse
Can you tell us more about Perse and what inspired you to start your business and begin the journey as an entrepreneur? Perse is my second startup. The first was Labrador which is a smart energy comparison and switching service. I was first inspired to create an energy startup out of frustration as a customer...
Boost: Empowering Women Through Colourful Breast Prostheses
Sam Jackman
Boost
Sam Jackman is the founder of Boost, the makers of comfortable and lightweight breast prostheses for women who have had a mastectomy. Sam began her entrepreneurial journey when she saw a gap in the market for breast forms which weren’t beige, boring and heavy.
Brownie and the Bean
Charlotte Giddings
Brownie and the Bean
Being part of the NatWest Accelerator has helped to accelerate growth within 6 months of being on the Accelerator, sales revenue was up by 82% in 2021 and set to be up another 22% in 2022.
Building leadership skills with Help to Grow
Damini Sharma
The OM Group
My name is Damini Sharma and I am the CEO and Co-Founder of The OM Group. We are a construction consultancy and training business, working nationally. As we are based in the Midlands, I completed the Help to Grow: Management Course with Aston Business School. The OM Group has been established for 15 years and...
Don’t be afraid to step into unfamiliar territory!
Florence Lace-Evans
Lace-Evans Productions
Florence Lace-Evans is the CEO and female founder of Lace-Evans Productions, a female-led production company championing women's voices in theatre, comedy and TV. Florence shares her inspirational journey as an entrepreneur, the one rule of success she standbys to the advice she has for female entrepreneurs.
Flexible early-years childcare to empower busy working parents – Kids Planet
Clare Roberts
Kids Planet
Hear more about Clare Roberts story, founder of Kids Planet a flexible early-years childcare to empower busy working parents.
Foodsteps: scaling up for a more sustainable future
Anya Doherty
Foodsteps
Anya Doherty is the CEO and founder of Foodsteps, an online platform which allows food companies to track and improve the environmental impact of their food across the supply chain.