A keen skateboarder and champion BMX rider since his youth, Gavin Pardoe was working as a fire station watch officer when he received an Aspire Award for community engagement with young people. Bringing these two interests… Continue reading
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Brian Donnelly is a serial entrepreneur with a special interest in developing software solutions to business problems. “My other half is a CFO (Chief Finance Officer),” he says, “and she drew my attention to the challenges… Continue reading
Ego Performance
Actors Corinne Robinson and Georgina Egan established Ego Performance in 2006. Initially their aim was to bring intergenerational theatre to Coventry, as there wasn’t much of it on offer at the time. They started as volunteers… Continue reading
Essentially Yours
Essentially Yours was founded in 1999, with the aim of manufacturing small batch skin care products, to ensure quality and freshness, free from petrochemicals. Based on sound academic research and development, the idea was to make… Continue reading
Podcast episode 7: resilience and consistency with Elaine Rimmer
Lancashire Community Finance was recognised earlier this year for its resilience and consistency in delivery of access to finance. It provides personal, home improvement and startup loans and reaches clients “even harder to reach than… Continue reading
Scaling Affordable Lending: Case Studies
The vision of affordable lenders is that everyone should have access to affordable and appropriate credit, delivered in a fair, respectful and responsible way. Affordable lenders are social purpose lenders, such as responsible finance providers and… Continue reading
Taking stock together: a new dawn for Euro Credit Reporting
I was delighted to speak at the Association of Consumer Credit Information Suppliers annual conference last week (8th June 2018). In 2017 responsible finance providers lent £235 million to nearly 62,000 customers across the UK (business,… Continue reading
Podcast 6: Michael Sheen and Jennifer Tankard
Actor and activist Michael Sheen launched the End High Cost Credit Alliance at Responsible Finance 2018. The Alliance seeks to make affordable fair finance mainstream and support providers and customers. This episode features Sheen’s speech highlighting… Continue reading
Responsible finance supports retail jobs
It has been a difficult few months for retailers; there are now weekly announcements of store closures and high street brands going into administration. A common thread through all of these stories is the thousands of… Continue reading
Podcast 5: Stephen Henderson, Ruach Music
From hobby business to supplying musicians all over the world for 23 yr old entrepreneur Stephen Henderson’s business journey began at 16 when he discovered the cajon (a traditional percussion instrument) at a party. The keen… Continue reading