What does the future hold?

“I’ve only just started! I want to take the business a lot further and expect to be recruiting more people in the short term, as we expand our product range.

“I also plan to start designing more bespoke products again – which is something I personally enjoy doing and is of course, where it all began. It gives me great satisfaction to come up with a new idea and see it take off.

“Overall, I’m living proof that if you have ideas, are prepared to put the work in, and will fight to keep going during the bad times, then you will reap the rewards.”

Why did you enter the eBay for Business Awards?

“I decided to enter the eBay for Business Awards to gain some extra recognition and exposure for the business. I was shocked and delighted to win and my friends now take great joy in calling me a ‘Genius’. My success was even talked about in a local school’s business studies class, which made me chuckle considering I wasn’t personally the greatest fan of school.

“It was great to meet the team from eBay in person and they were a lot more down to earth than I was expecting. But the best part about winning the award has been the access it gave us to the concierge service. It’s such a good service and has really helped me. I used the prize money to take the staff out for a slap-up meal, to thank them for their help in making the business what it is today.”

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