Success Stories
Carlos creates delicious bonbons and truffles from organically sourced cocoa from Ecuador and hosts chocolate tasting sensory experiences from his home in Shirehampton, Bristol…
Fairbite is a mobile fresh fruit and vegetable business which aims to bring fresh, affordable vegetables to communities and promote a sustainable and healthy lifestyle, run by Hielen Tekeste. Hielen has Eritrean heritage and was born and raised in Italy. Both cultures influenced her in opening her business, as street grocery markets are very common […]…
Lucy Willoughby, owner of Good Things spoke to us about plans to open her new pop-up shop in The Galleries, Bristol, supported by North & East Bristol Enterprise Support (NEBES)…
Sue Weeks, who goes under the stage name Suzanne Stewart, is a Bristol based author and lyricist who has worked in performance poetry, short plays and songs for local festivals. She has also recently published her first Young Adult novel, Rowan The Dreamweaver, which she wrote during the national lockdowns. Sue worked with a local […]…
Nigel Smith is the Director and Animator at the non-profit CIC, Stop Mo Studios. From their studio in Eastville, Bristol, Stop Mo Studios create craft stop motion films about a variety of topics like health and sustainability, using traditional methods in a very creative way. Nigel’s films in the past have had a focus on […]…
The Improv Theatre is the UK’s first full-time dedicated improv theatre company. With a team of 14, the theatre operates in a four-story building in Clifton, Bristol, where they put on regular shows, as well as teach Improv classes, workshops and function as a venue hire. The Bristol Improv Theatre started life in 2012 as […]…
Barbara Evripidou is a freelance photographer and owner of First Avenue Photography, with over 30 years of experience in corporate and PR photography. Like many businesses, the lockdown restrictions over the past two years affected Barbara’s day to day operations and limited opportunities to find new clients and promote her work. …
Ben East is the founder and sole director of Earthwise Construction, a sustainable construction and ventilation company based in Bristol.
The construction industry has a reputation for being quite unsustainable and wasteful. …
Robert James is the owner of Bristol Wild Gardens, a unique gardening business that specialises in rewilding and transforming people’s gardens into wildlife havens, based in Easton…
The Famous Company – a Bristol based business helping unsigned global music artists, is broadening its services thanks support from North and East Bristol Enterprise Support (NEBES) and grant funding from the West of England Combined Authority. The Famous Company, which was founded in 2010 by Matt Allen and Ben Rees in Stokes Croft, Bristol, have previously helped thousands of […]…
Rosie Reiter is a Bristol based artist who has started her own business creating vibrant nature themed art, prints, greeting cards and bespoke murals. These rich designs feature exotic plants, gorgeous landscapes and jewel-like birds, inspired by her travels through the desert and jungle landscapes of South, Central and North America as well as Asia […]…
Mojakid is an innovative & conscious kids clothing company that seeks to communicate the values of respect, unity and freedom. …
KC Concepts Pop Up Shop – the first to be black owned, launches at The Galleries shopping mall in Bristol thanks to support from NEBES. …
Nom Wholefoods is a plastic free wholefoods delivery service, which delivers throughout East Bristol and parts of South Gloucestershire. Founder, Nikki Watten, runs the business out of her home in Fishponds…
Rundeavour.com, an online gift store for fitness enthusiasts, was set up by Stephen Taggart to sell clothing, drinkware and accessories….
During the 2020 pandemic lots of industries were hit quite severely, but for the events industry, the effects were devastating. That was when Bristol Events and Project Manager, Katie Dane, found herself at a crossroads. With a lot of uncertainty ahead, she decided to take the brave steps out into the world of self-employment. Read her story…
