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Meet ‘PJ’, founder and owner of rePHRASE® (South West). PJ was awarded £1,000 worth of business support as part of BIPC Devon’s “She Started It” campaign, made possible by NatWest.
Jo Mortimer worked as a training consultant for 25 years but was made redundant at the end of October 2020, due to Covid-19. Jo knew she had the knowledge and
Becki Higgins is a Dawlish-based entrepreneur and the owner of Becki Leigh Studios, an online shop that specialises in handmade gifts. She started her independent business post-pandemic after changing her
Based in the Dartmoor village of South Brent, Jo’s Eco shop provides household essentials from cleaning products to hair masks and sun cream, specially selected for their eco-credentials at pocket-friendly prices.
Dartmoor Reach Alpaca and Glamping Farm is a retreat based in Dartmoor that offers alternative camping facilities, including sustainable glamping huts and a converted double-decker bus. The owners, husband-and-wife duo
Jemma Trow from Seaton was having a good moan with some other locals about having to walk 20 minutes to get junk food one night. A few nights later Jemma and her boyfriend were cooking and saying how they’d love to cook together all the time. Hey presto the idea for Local Jems was born!
Find out how Maya found the motivation to turn her dreams into reality with some help from BIPC Devon. About Me I’m Maya and I’m the lead designer of Mayajoy
Nette Hargreaves is the owner of Empowered Human Design. Nette aims to support the empowerment and wellbeing of women and families using her methodology of ‘human design’. Her mission is
Marcus Brown is a Devon-based entrepreneur and a Digital Making Tutor for the FabLab at Exeter Library. With his combined interests in digital processes and design, Marcus started FoundYou as a
Karen Bowskill from Beer, in Devon has managed to do more than just improve her local area by litter picking the beach, she’s actually found a use for the things she finds. Karen says: “I use this plastic to print with, onto fabrics diverted from landfill, to reinforce that we can all; create from waste”.
Hannah Oram is a self-taught painter who applied for the She Started It grant to help with branding and website development, with marketing and e-commerce advice from web design expert Tanya Rodgers. Read more about her career change and how she found success through the programme.
Barnaby’s Brewhouse is a small brewery based in South Hams with a difference. Sustainability is baked into its ethos as it aims to be a completely sustainable business using renewable
How I found BIPC Devon’s free business support. I teach English to refugees as a volunteer. Back before 2020 this was often in-person and because it is free we would usually
Will Amphlett is the Commercial Director of R50 Marketing, an independent, family-run marketing and website design agency based in Newton Abbot. As part of his role at R50 Marketing, Will
The Railway Ramblers’ Rest is one of Dartmoor’s most well-established rest stops, offering self-catering accommodation to visitors of Princetown, West Devon. Owners Nikki and Terry Hirst have found success in
Vantage Point Investments Ltd c/o Marsland Nash Associates is an accountancy and tax advisory firm based in Newton Abbot. This is one of many companies contributing to the area’s commerce,
Perdita Stott is the owner of Moor Imagination, a company that offers creative writing workshops and a monthly writer’s group in the Okehampton area. She applied for the 2023 She Started Grant to gain access to training and coaching for skills such as web design and marketing from expert Claire Collis. Read more to find out about her success story.
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