Turning their passion into a business | How Zviad and Auguste created and launched their own business, House of Silver

By Rachel Smith | 4 min read | Leave a Comment

Zviad and Auguste had been working with jewellery for many years from bespoke to mass-produced pieces but always felt that there was something missing. They wanted to create high-quality silver jewellery at low, affordable prices, so… Read more »

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Creating her own business to spend more time with loved ones

By Rachel Smith | 5 min read | Leave a Comment

Meet Heather from Partyworx. Whilst organising parties and working as a dance teacher, she wanted to be able to create great parties using amazing products but struggled to find anything that fit her vision. That’s… Read more »

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Making the most out of an optimum opportunity: How one man became an entrepreneur with his own online shop

By Rachel Smith | 4 min read | Leave a Comment

After realising he wanted to work for himself, London based careers advisor turned entrepreneur, Allan Treadwell was presented with an opportunity at a networking event where he came across a health and beauty company which… Read more »

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Selling online enabled me to pay for my own flight training

By Shannon Mullin | 3 min read | Leave a Comment

Pilot World Shop offers quality general aviation products at affordable prices. The business also financially supports my flying hobby and has given me more flexibility to do more of what I love. Chris Wilkinson, Pilot… Read more »

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Tradition meets technology: How London jewellers took their business online

By Shannon Mullin | 2 min read | Leave a Comment

In 2005, brothers Jamie and Casey Martin worked together to create J&C Martin, a traditional jewellery shop and workshop located in Shepard Market, at the heart of London’s Mayfair. They design and produce all of… Read more »

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Meet the Brighton based duo making waves in the grooming industry

By Shannon Mullin | 5 min read | Leave a Comment

[quote] “You’ve got to put yourself out there and we love just talking to anyone about what we do. The passion from that gets others engaged in what we do” [/quote] In 2017 Gary Easton… Read more »

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Meet Christopher from the easy living company

By Sam Hunter | 6 min read | Leave a Comment

We caught up with Christopher Walsh the founder and managing director of The Easy Living Company to find out how and why he started his business. When and why did you decide to start? In… Read more »

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Building a website on Christmas day

By Sam Hunter | 4 min read | Leave a Comment

We caught up with Louise from Personalised Bears to find out how she started her online business from home and managed to leave her full-time job and take her passion to the next level. Tell… Read more »

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How trying something new turned into an online business

By Nick Kane | 4 min read | Leave a Comment

At EKM, we come across a lot of online startup stories and it’s hard not to recognise patterns here and there. What never fails to amaze me, however, is how the smallest and most humble… Read more »

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I made my first sale in two hours: Dayz of Purple

By Paula Counsell | 3 min read | Leave a Comment

Since deciding to finally take the leap and start along the path to achieving his dreams, Andy hasn’t looked back. He had longed to work in the music industry since he was a teenager… Read more »

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