You may have heard the expression that "Rome wasn't built in a day." Well, in the world of business, that’s often the case. It’s also relatable to Steff Lee: a graduate of graphic design and animation at Norwich Art School, who always knew that she wanted ...
FAST PROGRESS AT PR START-UP 1284
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 University Science and Enterprise Park and founded to respond to ...
HELPING HER HOMELAND
Nigerian-born Maryam Abbakyari (pictured above, right) has been combining her knowledge of Architecture with her passion for her homeland to try and revolutionise housing in Nigeria's poorest communities through her PhD research. She explains how The S ...
LARGEST LOAN APPROVAL AMOUNT IN OVER A YEAR!
The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity (STWLC) is delighted to announce that nine interest-free loans were awarded to people within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland in the first quarter of 2023. Totalling £126,500, the largest quarterly amount the Char ...
JANE’S JOURNEY FOLLOWING CHARITY SUPPORT
Available up to £10,000 and completely interest-free, our Education Loan can open many doors when it comes to education opportunities. This applies not only for what a young person may wish to study after graduating, but also how a qualification could inf ...
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 Alicia Kearns's Favourite Independent Shop 2022 competitio ...
FUNDS RECEIVED AT ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION LUNCH
Representatives from Leicester’s The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity visited Coombe Abbey Hotel in Warwickshire on Thursday 19 January 2023 to attend the main Sir Thomas White Charity distribution lunch; an event which sees funds distributed to individual c ...
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 – and that proved to be the case for Imogen Watt of Wright ...
BREWING SUCCESS FOR MILL HILL
The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity’s business grants have been of huge benefit to a wide range of businesses up and down the county – and the same can certainly be said for Leicester-based brewery Mill Hill Brew Co, who received a grant of £5,000 during 20 ...
CHARITY TO PARTNER WITH LEICESTER STARTUPS IN 2023
The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity has announced that it will be partnering with Leicester Startups in 2023 - a non-profit social enterprise running networking events, seminars and mentoring sessions to bring local entrepreneurs closer together. Local e ...