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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...
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.
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.
Hair Raising Growth
Hayley Fox
Foxy Hair Extensions
Foxy Hair Extensions may have started small in 2006 as a one woman band, but today, the company has both a thriving online and salon business. Foxy Hair Extensions is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of 100% human hair extension products and training designed for both professional hair salons and extensionists. The company was...
Hear from Noreen Cesareo, Market Accents
Noreen Cesareo
Market Accents
Market Accounts is an international woman-owned advisory firm established to bring market insights and strategic expertise to help businesses find their voice in a crowded digital space. Led by Noreen Cesareo, Market Accents covers regions including the UK, Europe, US and Canada and the Middle East and North Africa, helping businesses to develop new opportunities to trade internationally.
How mentoring helped Thalia’s business grow
Thalia Shaw
Sparkle Lighting
After struggling to find beautiful lights for her home during a house renovation, Thalia noticed a gap in the market and took the leap to start building Sparkle Lighting. Sparkle Lighting has become a destination for beautiful and unique lighting. It’s loved by interior accounts across the country and it’s thriving thanks to Thalia’s hard work!...
luna: Leading the TeenTech revolution
Jo Goodall and Jas Schembri
luna
luna is an app for teenagers which provides a safe space to access trustworthy advice and guidance on their health and wellbeing. Jo Goodall and Jas Schembri share more about their journey, inspiration and taking their concept to reality.
Meet the founder – Kimberly Abbott, Founder and CEO of Vested Impact
Kimberly Abbott
Vested Impact
I have seen first-hand the power of using the right data to ensure that where money went, impact would follow.