Strategic communications consultancy 1284 has won two leading industry awards - including a national prize - after receiving its interest-free business loan from The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity. The Loughborough-based company also hit its annual rev ...
EXPERT INSIGHTS: PARMDEEP VADESHA
In part four of Expert Insights, where we speak to experts across the business and entrepreneurship space within Leicestershire to get their thoughts on the current business landscape and the opportunities that are available, we caught up with STWLC ...
INTRODUCING OUR BRAND-NEW VIDEO!
We’re delighted to release our brand-new video, featuring six small businesses from across Leicestershire & Rutland who were successful in receiving interest-free business loans from the Charity. Narrated by Lee Wheeler-Tomes of Orange Fox Studios ...
DREW TORA-WILLSON: CAREER ACCELERATION
Many people try to achieve their career goals as quickly as possible, but Drew Tora-Willson strives for speed for a different reason. Having grown up in Banbury, Oxfordshire, Drew attended Blessed George Napier secondary school and went on to study a M ...
FUNDS RECEIVED AT ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION LUNCH
Representatives from Leicester’s The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity visited Coombe Abbey Hotel in Warwickshire on Thursday 18 January 2024 to attend the main Sir Thomas White Charity distribution lunch; an event which sees funds distributed to individual c ...
S&B HAULAGE: SET FOR THE BUSINESS JOURNEY
One of the best qualities a young entrepreneur can have is the ability to spot an opportunity and grasp it with both hands. That was certainly the case for Dan Salehi, who saw an opening in the haulage industry and acted upon it, taking the brave step ...
£600,000 APPROVED ACROSS 2023
We're delighted to announce that The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity (STWLC) has approved six loans totalling £85,000 in the final quarter of 2023, taking the Charity’s total allocation amount for 2023 to a huge £600,000. Five businesses, including a pro ...
CANDE GROUP: FROM SEED TO SCREEN
Leaving a job to start a new business is a significant and often challenging decision. It’s a process, and success may not come overnight, but when done right the benefits and feeling of self-pride can be enormous. Ben Coates’ story is a perfect exampl ...
APPLEYARD BAKERY: HITTING THE SWEET SPOT
Charlotte Appleyard is at an exciting point in her entrepreneurial journey. Having launched Appleyard Bakery, a small business specialising in celebratory cakes and all-things sweet, Charlotte has just had her interest-free business loan from The Sir T ...
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity is proud to be hosting an event at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium on Wednesday 8 November 2023, alongside a panel of business professionals as part of Leicester Business Festival 2023. Titled ‘Everything you alway ...