Aaron Branch, found himself on Universal Credit, struggling to meet ends meet and his hunt for a stable job wasn't too well either. After trying to launch Social Agendas, a digital marketing company, he was offered a £4,000 loan by the Prince's Trust and from there it all started to take off!
You can read about Aaron's story in The Mirror...
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When Brittany Garbutt handed over a cheque for $100,000 to start her pretzel business in a shipping container in Perth she wanted to vomit. She was just 23 and hated it, spending 19 hours a day pumping out the pretzels in 2017. But she had returned to her home state and couldn’t find a job challenging enough – having worked in brand designed – and decided she had to strike out and create something of her own.
You can read more about how Pretzel Australia transformed into the £4m business it is today over in News.Au.com... At the age of 16, Mikaela Phillips' mum sold their car and all their possessions, packing up their lives to follow her dreams in LA. Single mum Chrys and her teen daughter flogged their belongings at a garage sale before leaving Melbourne for the bright lights of the US, eventually selling their house too.
Both successfully broke into the film and TV industry - making all their struggles worth it. You can read the full story over in The Sun... At age 17, with $300 in her pocket and unable to speak English, Diana Trujillo left Colombia in search of a better future for her and her mother. It was the year 2000, a science career with NASA may have seemed about as likely as setting foot on a faraway planet. These days, however, Diana Trujillo is an aerospace engineer who leads a 45-person team at the NASA laboratory that’s responsible for the robotic arm of the latest Mars rover. You can read more about this 'out of this world' story at the Good News Network...
Life-changing revelations can come when you least expect it. Check out these unexpected weight-loss lessons from women who have been battling their weight for decades and now have the results they have been chasing! You can read more over in The Healthy...
Poppy Stainsby has shed almost 6st during lockdown after kicking her £11,000 a year takeaway habit! You can read more about another big weightloss story over in The Sun...
Luis Onofre openly admits that his first foray into luxury shoe design could have been his last. The Portuguese designer launched his first namesake collection in 1993, shortly after taking over his family's shoe factory. His father had warned him it wouldn't sell, and his dad was proved correct. Consumers weren't interested, and the shoes bombed. You can read more over at BBC News...
Sami Wunder is not your typical chief executive. The business she runs is a love and relationships coaching service. Today it makes over a million pounds a year. However, when she started out she had to contend with questions that trouble almost every first-time entrepreneur: should I set my prices low at the beginning to attract customers? And if I do, when do I dare raise them? You can read more over at BBC News...
Brendan O'Shea started the 'Just Clear' house clearing business with his wife back in 2017 and now looks to turnover £7m this year, employing almost 70 staff nationwide. You can read more over on This Is Money.
For many parents, the sight of their children playing hours of video games while school is out thanks to the coronavirus lockdown might drive them to despair. Ben Noble, 17 has become a successful gaming coach who is now earning almost £1,000 a month. You can read more over in This Is Money...
For the first six years running Stitch Fix, Katrina Lake wasn't comfortable with being labelled a female business leader and this followed on the many knockbacks from male investors didn't quite understand the full potential of what Stitch Fix could deliver. BBC News has the story...
Lockdown nearly killed our fashion business but now we make £600k a month with face masks!8/10/2020 When the coronavirus pandemic hit in March, Natalie Reynolds and Lexi Panayi were rightfully anxious. The sisters had only launched their fashion brand Style Cheat back in May 2019 and just unveiled their collaboration with Luisa Zissman when the country went into lockdown. You can read about how the sisters turned the situation around in The Sun..
Kerrie Aldridge is one of the many participants in this year’s London Marathon who is defying societal expectations of a runner. As the last official finisher in the 2019 London Marathon, the 39-year-old mum is now on a mission to improve her time. You can read about Kerrie's inspiring story over at Runner's World..
The coronavirus pandemic has hit businesses hard, leading to sweeping numbers of redundancies and millions of workers being furloughed. Despite the downturn, some people have decided to take the brave step of starting a business. BBC News has a feature on four women who made something of their lockdown experience..
After spending 12 years working within the corporations, Shontay Lundy took some risks and not only quit her job but created the 'Black Girl Sunscreen' brand. You can read more in Women's World...
Dean Shaw and Danny Conroy, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, set up Tradie Giveaways during lockdown and are hoping to give away bigger and better prizes as the company grows.
The pair host a variety of competitions through the site, giving tradies the chance to win the likes of Makita 10 piece kits, DeWalt bluetooth & DAB radios and Festool circular saws - all they have to do is buy a ticket to be in it to win it. You can read more over at LADBible! In the midst of enjoying the party lifestyle and then losing £60,000 won through gambling, Josh Lock was losing track of his life. You can read about Josh's turnaround in life with LADBilble...
Elena Green wanted her confidence back, wanted the energy to play with her babies and just wanted to be free! You can read the rest over on Women's Health!
A 28-year-old former pizza delivery boy has become one of the UK's wealthiest young entrepreneurs after agreeing a deal which valued his business at over £1bn. Ben Francis was a 19-year-old student when he founded Gymshark, a fitness clothing brand, from his parents' garage in 2011. You can read more over at Sky News...
As the UK's number one ranked CrossFit competitor, Zack George knows a thing or two about hitting the gym! George is widely regarded as Britain's fittest man, and is currently in training for the upcoming Games. In the run up to his next competition, George has shared his advice to help you get in the shape of your life - both physically and mentally. Joe.co.uk has the story!
Danielle Hioshia, 26, from New Jersey, couldn't fit in an 'ordinary chair' and was pre-diabetic, so she lost 150lbs! The Daily Star has the story!
Teenager Tyler Ball had a mission - his father had told him he was only allowed to quit studies if he had a £100,000 in the bank first.
But after inspiration struck, his dad was left eating his words as Tyler, now 20, pulled in half a million pounds in a month selling a male-grooming product. You can read more in The Mirror! When her marriage broke up and her dog died within the same fortnight Michaela Morgan had to make some changes. Now she runs her own (highly lucrative) digital art business, Mimo Arts. You can read more on Wales Online...
Jordan Henderson has captained Liverpool to the title and been named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year, but it was always so straight forward for England ace. Sky Sports has the story...
Graphic designer Danielle McCann launched her cooking kits for kids – Not Just Nibbles – in February this year with no idea that the world would change a few weeks later! This Is Money has the story
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