When George Oliver left journalism in July 2020, his plan was for a corporate communications start-up specialising in East Midlands innovation. The result was 1284 - based at Loughborough Universit ...
LOCAL AWARD FOR BLACK DRAGON GAMES
The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity would like to congratulate Melton-based games shop and STWLC business loan borrower Black Dragon Games on being named winner of the Craft and Hobby category in MP Ali ...
ON THE WRIGHT TRACK AT WRIGHT STUDIOS
How do you know if you're making the right decision when starting a business, or in this case, the Wright decision? It always helps when there are options for financial support available to you – a ...
VEGAN DELIGHTS WITH DHIL’S EATS
From a very early age, cooking was always a passion for Dhilon Devji. Dhilon grew up in Syston in a shop environment but didn’t immediately enter a career in food; instead taking a Physics degree a ...
SquaD Set To Revolutionise Organised Team Participation
In 2020, Matt Baird made the decision to leave his job as a financial advisor to travel the world; an opportunity that felt a matter of now or never. Of course, like all of us, Matt could never hav ...
Top of the Table at Black Dragon Games
Almost every career is full of twists and turns, rarely following a linear path from start to finish. That certainly proved the case for Richard Foulston, who having studied Chemistry with Molecula ...
Esme’s Dog Grooming Business Blooming
When it comes to business, sometimes the timing is just right – even in the most unusual of circumstances. That certainly proved to be the case of Esme Nicholson, who in the midst of the COVID-19 p ...
Orange Fox Studios’ Growth Continues
Throughout the last couple of unprecedented years, which saw the COVID-19 pandemic turn many people’s worlds upside down, stories have been told of silver linings. From more time spent with familie ...
Saunders Multi-Media: Providing The Means To Create A Business
Alexander Saunders always knew he wanted to build something within Leicester and, thanks to an interest-free business loan from The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity, he has been able to do just that. Th ...
Creating Award-Winning Relaxing Moments for Many
For many of our borrowers starting a new business, it’s industry experience and knowledge that provides a key platform for success. After all, your product or service is what your business is built on ...