Tea Traders are a specialist tea shop set up in 2017 by Paul and his partner, Nick, in Carmarthen, Wales. They are all about trying to engage people with different specialist teas by encouraging them to explore a whole range of tastes. Paul and Nick wanted to offer something different to their community. Noticing that…
Hellen started Small Stuff in 2016 to sell ethical children’s products in Sheffield, UK. Small Stuff was built on her belief that we need to start minimizing overconsumption and to fill a need for a sustainable alternative for new parents. When Hellen gave birth to her son in 2016, her eyes were opened to the…
Charlotte never thought about owning a business when she opened Raffia Store in her early twenties. But when she nearly lost her business, she knew: this was her calling. Nearly losing the business has reignited her passion for what she does. But from the age of 14, all Charlotte wanted to do was work in…
David was born in London into a fifth-generation pearl trading family that had a reputation spanning the South Ocean, Australia, and the UK. He evolved the family trade with the times, expanding his family’s wholesale business into online, retail, and TV shopping, with his own business, Aquarian Pearls. But when he was young, David just…
Identifying and satisfying customer needs is the best approach for your brand to boost its profitability. It may feel great when you have an amazing idea for a product. Perhaps you may have even spent some time nurturing your idea and refining it and you are certain it’s going to be a hit. If you…
Jody loved wine but had never really considered it as a career choice. So, before starting Seattle based Elsom Cellars, she built herself a successful career in the construction industry. She loved her work in the Seattle office of a large construction company. She’d often need to travel to the head office in San Francisco….
Andreas and Katerina Pyrishi missed London so much they decided to recreate their favourite restaurant in Nicosia, Cyprus. Here is the Merchant Story of Bao Cyprus A cosmopolitan city like London leaves its mark on its inhabitants, even long after they’ve left. When siblings Andreas and Katerina were studying in London, they took the chance…
A saucy story – William Chew’s journey to starting Mak Tok in Sheffield with the ultimate goal of taking care of his family financially, took him through The Dragons’ Den and beyond. Here is his Merchant Story. When we sat down to speak to William Chew, founder of Mak Tok, it is easy to see…
Single-use coffee pods and capsule coffee machines have revolutionized the way we consume coffee. But with them, an exorbitant amount of waste is generated every year. At Moving Beans Coffee, founders and academics Daniel Hardej, Gemma Guilera and Mischa Dohler are creating compostable coffee pods to tackle the waste problem. The Problem with Coffee Pods…
Dan Sedlacek had a passion for making things. This, combined with his love for hiking and a desire to honor his grandmother’s memory, pushed him to leave his stable career as an engineer and build Uphill Designs. Throughout the years, his passion helped him to persevere with his dream of handmaking and selling high quality,…