I think you’ll agree with me that opting to run your own business means NOT opting for the easy option. There’s a huge degree of resilience required, which one needs to develop along the way to cope with the difficulties. As the bank said no to lending to the business, we moved on to (another!) personal loan.

Now it’s all about moving forward... due to a grant we got from the East Midlands Food and Drink iNet, we were able to have a PR agency work with us for a few months. This means we were able to write our first newsletter and we also sent loads of samples to magazines and newspapers. I had my first interview with a glossy magazine yesterday which will hopefully mean that there will be more awareness for the products nationally. We’ve had interest from other national magazines, and a large food magazine is talking about writing a feature on us which would be fantastic if all this happens.

I am also meeting a large possible client tomorrow...can’t disclose details but it’s very exciting so watch this space! We are feeling positive...

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