Success Stories
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 […]…
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…
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 […]…
In 2019 the SJL Foundation launched a new initiative to give 8 entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their new business start-up idea to a panel of 4 judges in the House of Commons. Businesses running for less than a year had the opportunity to enter for a chance to win funding and mentorship for their […]…