Little Lulu’s, Designed by Catriona Alfaham, is an eco-friendly brand of luxury leather baby shoes. Handmade by a master craftsman in Italy in the finest soft Italian nappa (lamb/kid skin). The ‘pram shoes’ or ‘pre-walkers’ are aimed at babies aged up to 18 months. With a love of shoes, Catriona knew from an early age sheRead more
Finance For Enterprise’s 100th Start Up Loan client, Firehouse Fitness, was established by Robert McGuigan and Dennis Roebuck; both serving firefighters for South Yorkshire Fire Service. Starting from a local rugby field and with limited equipment, the first Firehouse Fitness session received a great response. Increasing popularity on a week to week basis, Robert andRead more
Be X Fitness is operated by Kevin Yates and Daniel Summerson. They ran a gym business in Cudworth, Barnsley and identified additional premises to expand and further grow the business on Penistone Road, close to the centre of Sheffield. They each have 15 years experience of working in the fitness industry and devised a business planRead more
C J Signs Ltd started as a husband and wife team, specialising in vehicle wrapping and graphics. They soon established a healthy client base and increased staff to be incorporated as a limited company. Providing services to big name clients across the Sheffield City Region and into West Yorkshire, the need for more equipment andRead more
Sheffield-based Kathryn Danzey is quickly increasing her share of the lucrative health and beauty market thanks to her innovative ideas – and support from Finance For Enterprise. Kathryn and her husband Robert set up Rejuvenated in 2003 to create revolutionary products for the beauty industry. Their ground-breaking Collagen Shots, an anti-ageing collagen drink, has wonRead more
When three times World Champion farrier Darren Bazin teamed up with Michael Dawes, an experienced technical engineer and designer of horseshoes and farrier related products, it was clear the duo had the credentials to create something special. The Concave Horseshoe Company was born and interest quickly grew throughout the industry in their top quality horseshoesRead more
Andy Fairbanks, with 11 years of experience working in dental laboratories and clinics, wanted to create a high quality service in a professional environment for clients to enjoy. In September 2011 he opened Fairbanks Dental Laboratories offering a wide range of services including crowns, veneers, bridges and implants. His services also include ‘The Smile Clinic’,Read more
Early in March 2013 Paul Walton received a loan through the Start Up Loans for Young People, Sheffield City Region, which is part of a national initiative set up to help young people start their own businesses. Paul, 25, received guidance and support through the Doncaster Chamber of Commerce prior to applying for funding. TheRead more
Sugarcane are a design agency based in Doncaster and Sheffield that have been providing local, regional and national businesses with design services for more than 8 years. A full service agency, providing Marketing strategy and planning, brand identity, logo design, marketing literature, web and app design, build and development, photography and video. Sugarcane approached DonbacRead more
Having supported Topping Pie Co earlier in 2012, we are delighted to see them expand further with an additional site at Crystal Peaks, Sheffield. “Donbac have been invaluable to us. Without the finance received, we would not have been able to grow and expand further”, commented Roger Topping, Managing Director of Topping Pie Co.
