Defining Moment

My journey started in 2006 when I was 22. The store I was working at closed down, but instead of being laid off we were offered a job with a new store that was to open in its place. Before the new store opened, we had to clear out all the rubbish that… read more

Lifestyle Story

Whilst my business is going great, my personal life has really taken a turn for the better. Having a confidence boost like that made me want to learn to drive, and I ended up passing first time! And now I’m buying my first house, but as soon as I’m… read more

Pearl Of Wisdom

If I ever did this again, I would simply work harder and not be so short of confidence. My advice to anyone starting the way I did is, if you start with nothing you can’t fail. Lastly, don’t let people bully you into selling your products cheaper than… read more

Success

After a short while and a very busy summer, I was approached by Lonsdale Boxing, and they wanted my company to supply all the printing for everything they sell such as team kits and boxing outfits. I was supplying not only to Sunderland, but also for… read more

Aspiration

Every day I’m open I’m visited by more customers, asking all different questions. Because my shop was unique I didn’t really know where my business was heading, or indeed what to aim for, I just worked as hard as I could to meet customer demands. You’ve… read more

Support Story

Not knowing anything about opening shops or indeed running a business, I searched through the local papers and asked the Job Centre if they could point me in the right direction for more advice. They put me in touch with SES (Social Enterprise… read more