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Spotlight on…Sharon Goodyer
March 2016
The IOEE's member base is incredibly diverse, with people from all walks of life signed-up to enjoy the privilege, services and benefits associated with it.
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Nichola English Shares Her Journey To Becoming The Wardrobe Provocateur
March 2016
Nichola English is the Wardrobe Provocateur. Newcastle-based Nichola's unique business combines style insights, sartorial advice and one-to-one life coaching.
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A Fashion Forward Enterprise
March 2016
Jyoti Sheath, a 32-year-old Londoner with over a decade's experience of working in fashion, is currently preparing to go it alone in the industry.
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Mentor helps Stafford business and MD to plan a healthy future
December 2015
Taking time out may seem a pipe dream for many small business owners. But working with a mentor to achieve a better work-life balance has helped Paul Walters plot a clear path to success for Stafford Industrial Supplies.
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Furniture Medic
July 2015
Ben Jones (left) heads up the Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders franchise of Furniture Medic – specialists in re-upholstering furniture for commercial clients.
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FUTURE OF HOLISTIC START-UP LOOKS HEALTHY FOLLOWING ENTERPRISE MENTORING SUPPORT
March 2015
A new London-based personal development and wellbeing start-up is expanding rapidly and recruiting new IT and marketing teams, following enterprise mentoring support from Lloyds Bank.
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Brewing up a business success with Let’s Do Mentoring
January 2015
Selling beer is a passion for Will and Gill Sherwin.
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Sigma Aldrich
January 2015
Through the continued gathering of evidence of its impact, Business Mentoring Scotland has been shown to massively benefit mentees that join up to be mentored.
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Plan Bee
January 2015
Business Mentoring Scotland is a business growth tool delivered by Scottish Chambers of Commerce in partnership with Scottish Enterprise and is provided at zero cost to mentored businesses.
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THE FUTURE LOOKS SWEET FOR CUMBRIAN CHOCOLATE PRODUCER
January 2015
One of the Lake District’s most popular confectionary shops is growing rapidly and expanding its offering following enterprise mentoring support.
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Dunnet Bay Distillers
December 2014
Inspired by the legend of Vikings foraging on the North East coast cliffs for Rhodiola Rosea, Dunnet Bay Distillers was founded in 2013 by Martin and Claire Murray, and in the summer of 2014 they plan to bring to market their unique new botanical flavored spirit - Rock Rose Gin.
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Four Sqaure
December 2014
Heather Arni, shown above, is chief executive of Edinburgh based homelessness charity Four Square.
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Bessacarr Dog Walking
November 2014
Not enough time to walk your dog? Let Bessacarr Dog Walking do it for you..
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Freeze Pro Shop
November 2014
Al Conroy is owner of Freeze Pro Shop, an Edinburgh based independent retailer that provides outdoor sportswear, specialising in ski-ing, snowboarding, and surfing.
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Storage experts create space for growth with mentoring support
September 2014
Young entrepreneur Alastair Machin is growing his storage and shredding business with the help of guidance from an experienced mentor.
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Bookbinders are bound for success with help from mentors
July 2014
Business mentors have been helping Design Bindings almost every step of the way since the successful family business was launched three years ago.
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Take 3 initiative
June 2014
Mike Rae (shown right), director at Feorlin Ltd, and board member of Fife Alcohol Support Service and Tayside Council on Alcohol, has been a mentor through Business Mentoring Scotland for over four years now.
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Rockstar Mentee: Parmi Jutlay, Continu Ink
April 2014
Parmi Jutlay talks about his mentoring experience with Rockstar
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ENTERPRISE MENTORING HELPS CREATE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR LONDON’S START UP ETHICAL BRAND
April 2014
A new ethical brand based in the heart of London has recently launched following enterprise mentoring support from Lloyds Banking Group.
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Max Wright, Rockstar Mentor helps an early stage training business
April 2014
Max Wright explains how a new niche training business that had been rejected by a number of angel investors was restructred by Max and turned into a profitable company.
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Russell Wynn-Jones, Rockstar Mentor and 3 mentees businesses
April 2014
Here Rockstar Mentor Russell Wynn Jones explains how he helped 3 mentees’ businesses turn yearly losses to profits!
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Eden Pet Foods create jobs and new opportunities with Let’s Do Mentoring
February 2014
A Staffordshire company is achieving its dual goals of providing a uniquely healthy diet for the UK’s dogs and cats, while building a growing business.
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Paul Comyn, Rockstar Mentor and Southnews PLC
February 2014
Here, Rockstar Mentor, Paul Comyn explains how he bought into a regional newpaper during a management buy in for 3m pounds and helped build it up to a tradesale. It sold 13 years later for 285m pounds.
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Mentoring support for Stix for soft drinks manufacturer
October 2013
One of the UK’s brightest graduate entrepreneurs is enhancing his business model with the help of mentoring guidance from Lloyds Banking Group.
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Yves Homemade
August 2013
Lauren contacted WBC seeking some support from a mentor as she had an impending business meeting to attend.
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Regalcrafts Ltd
July 2013
Regalcrafts Ltd is a business with one sole director and 2 part time volunteers. Issues were mainly marketing and time management
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Entrepreneur finds mentors offer a crafty way to help
April 2013
A Knitting and crafts shop in Swindon has expanded with the help of mentoring support from Business Mentors South West and Lloyds TSB Commercial.
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Manna from Devon
September 2012
“We are an award-winning cookery school in South Devon and at the point we contacted Business Mentors South West we were uncertain about the next stage for growing our business.
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Mentor’s insight puts sledge designers on fast track to sales
January 2012
Having perfected an innovative sledge that’s seriously fast and manoeuvrable, Stone-based Bobskis are ready to take the winter sports market by snowstorm – with a little help from their mentor.
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Aqua Essentials
December 2011
Richard Cale of Aqua Essentials has successfully made the journey from back bedroom hobbyist to warehouse and national online supplier of specialist aqua products.
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Turning Country Fare from a sideline into an international business
May 2011
Dianne Halliday runs Country Fare, from a former “traditional” farm in Cumbria.
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Support on routes to market for Jali Organic
May 2011
The Entrepreneur Exchange has been behind a large number of business successes in the Sheffield area, but one of the more unusual involved slow-dried, sun-soaked pineapple being farmed in Uganda and sold in independent health food shops in the UK.
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