All Community News articles – Page 8
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Community NewsThe Party Game Pioneers Bringing People Together
Martijn van der Meulen and Ed Gladwin started Snap Finger Click in 2015 with a mission to create social games that bring people together. Based in Brighton, UK, Snap Finger Click is an independent video game developer that specialises in building party games for PC and game consoles.
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Community NewsHow Sparta Global is Bridging the Digital Skills Gap and Transforming Lives
David Rai and Tim Staton founded Sparta Global in 2014 with the mission to address the digital skills shortage in the UK. Struggling to find quality IT consultants for their own consultancy, Testing Circle, the co-founders established Sparta Global to hire, train and deploy technology talent at scale.
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Community NewsThe Retail Whisperer: How Karen Green Helps Food Brands Sell Smarter
Karen Green is the founder of Buyerology Ltd, a company dedicated to helping food and drink entrepreneurs sell more and sell better. Launched in 2016, Buyerology provides a combination of one-to-one mentoring, business strategy development and training workshops designed to help small brands win major retail listings.
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Community NewsThe Whisky Trailblazers Behind Stravaig Spirits
Ola Lopatowska and Ryan McCafferty are the co-founders of Stravaig Spirits, an independent bottler of premium single malt Scotch whiskies. Stravaig Spirits launched in 2021 with a mission to provide an open, honest and simple way for whisky enthusiasts to access high-quality single malts.
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Community NewsThe Theatre of Dreams: How Lucy Nicholls Built an Award-Winning Events Company
Lucy Nicholls has always been a creative soul. From a young age, she was dancing, acting and singing, nurturing her passion for performance and artistic expression. With a background in musical theatre and entertainment, as well as coming from an entrepreneurial family, Lucy was destined to start her own business.
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Community NewsMeet the Entrepreneurs Bringing Authentic Asian Groceries to Your Doorstep
Tapojoy Chatterjee and Indrani Saha are the co-founders of Green Oranges, an ecommerce platform revolutionizing the way people in the UK shop for Asian groceries. Launched in April 2021, Green Oranges offers customers a one-stop shop for authentic groceries from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and beyond.
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Community NewsMeet the Entrepreneur Bringing Modest Activewear to the Masses
Misbah Mogradia is the founder of Imaan Active, an innovative activewear brand catering to Muslim women looking for stylish yet modest clothing options. Frustrated with the lack of suitable activewear that provided adequate coverage, Misbah launched Imaan Active in 2019 to fill this gap in the market.
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Community NewsHow Olivia Simpson (SymbioTex) is tackling medical plastic waste with seaweed!
Olivia Simpson is the founder of SymbioTex, an innovative company pioneering sustainable solutions to tackle single-use plastics in healthcare. While on placement in the NHS, Olivia witnessed first-hand the vast amount of medical plastic waste generated, with over 60 million inhalers distributed in the UK each year and only 0.5% ever being recycled.
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Community NewsMeet the Meat Mavericks Turning the Food Industry on its Head
Andy Shovel and Pete Sharman are the co-founders of THIS™, one of the UK’s fastest-growing food brands that is pioneering hyper-realistic plant-based meat alternatives.
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Community NewsVegan Fashion Trailblazer
Lorri Delahunty founded VEGAN Happy Clothing in 2018 with the mission to provide high-quality, vegan clothing that sparks meaningful conversations. What started as frustration with the lack of stylish yet subtle vegan clothing options has turned into a thriving business that has survived immense challenges in its first five years.
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Community NewsVisionary Duo Leading the Charge for Renewable Energy
Richard Davis and Chris Davidson are the co-founders of Genius Energy Lab, a pioneering renewable energy design consultancy based in the UK. Since launching in 2014, Davis and Davidson have built Genius Energy Lab into an award-winning company that is transforming the heating and cooling sector.
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Community NewsThe Dazzling Rise of Celebrated Jewellery Designer Lucy Quartermaine
Lucy Quartermaine is a force of nature. The renowned British jewellery designer launched her eponymous brand in 2004 and has since built it into an award-winning business admired around the world. Her stunning, handcrafted designs are coveted by celebrities and discerning customers alike, earning her a reputation as one of the UK’s most influential jewellers.
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Community NewsThe Digital Dynamo Driving Businesses Forward
Marc Walker is a man on a mission. In 2019, he founded Low Digital Ltd, a digital marketing agency specializing in growing businesses online through strategic online advertising. Working closely with startups and SMEs, he crafts tailored marketing solutions to boost their online presence using his proven system he spent over a year building and developing.
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Community NewsThe Sweet Taste of Success: How Stephanie Built a Thriving Soft Drink Business
Stephanie, founder of Chu Lo Drinks, is shaking up the soft drink scene with her innovative range of Japanese-inspired beverages. During a trip to Japan in 2019, Stephanie fell in love with a sour cocktail called Chu-hai. Upon returning home, she found herself craving that distinctive flavour and decided to create her own non-alcoholic version, Chu Lo.
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Community NewsThe Sweet Taste of Success: How Joe Moruzzi Built a Dessert Empire
Joe Moruzzi has always had a passion for creativity and food. In 2017, he combined these two loves and launched Pleese, an artisanal cheesecake company. What began as a side project, selling cakes on Instagram alongside his painting business, has since become a full-time endeavor and nationwide success.
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Community NewsMeet the Founder Bringing Joy to Retirement
Hannah Thomson is pioneering a new era of age positivity with her award-winning business, The Joy Club. As Founder CEO, Hannah is on a mission to redefine retirement and empower people in later life to lead joyful and fulfilling lives.
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Community NewsThe Biskery: How Two Mothers Built an Inspiring Business from the Kitchen Table Up
Saskia Roskam and Lisa Shepherd are the dynamic female founders behind The Biskery, an online bakery that creates personalised biscuits for life’s special moments. After struggling to find work that fit around their young families, the duo launched The Biskery from Roskam’s kitchen table in 2016 with just £1,000 of their own money.
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Community NewsThe Visionaries Behind NDT South Wales Ltd: Pioneering Excellence in Non-Destructive Testing
Victor Ojabo founded NDT South Wales Ltd in 2020 with a vision to provide high-quality non-destructive testing (NDT) services to industries across South Wales and beyond. NDT refers to a group of analysis techniques used to evaluate the properties of materials without causing damage.
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Community NewsMeet the Visionary Behind Scrap Local, Connecting the UK’s Recycling Industry
Martin Handley is an entrepreneur on a mission. His innovative platform, Scrap Local, is transforming the way the recycling industry operates. Handley, who founded Scrap Local in 2020, has turned the challenges of the industry into opportunities. By combining models like Just Eat and Uber with recycling needs, Handley created a groundbreaking solution: the Scrap Local app.
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Community NewsThe BamBonn Success Story: How Emily Pomroy-Smith Built an Award-Winning, Sustainable Business
Emily Pomroy-Smith is the founder of BamBonn, an eco-friendly company that creates handmade bamboo hair wraps designed to protect natural hair. Frustrated with the lack of effective and sustainable hair protection options, Emily launched BamBonn in 2020 to fill this need.