HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I like to start the year on a positive note and these lovely businesses are the ones I am tipping to have a great year in 2013. They are all businesses I have been aware of during the last year and have watched with interest. I think they are pretty great and I hope you do too,
Shokx
Shokx is a Sheffield company which has developed a new app. This app launched at the end of 2012, it's a fantastic concept, where by footie fans get to trade virtual stocks in football clubs. The stock goes up and down in value depending on how the teams are performing. Its addictive and fun, with those traders performing well topping the leaders board.
Sheffield is well known for digital excellence and this is a fantastic idea from a local entrepreneur.
Surelight is a Sheffield firm, based down in Millhouses, but its clients range from large industrial warehouses where they supply highly effective cost efficient lighting solutions to glamorous LED lighting for pop videos and racing cars. There business has been steadily growing over the recession and it is another great good news story for Sheffield.
Our Cow Molly
It seems to me that Our Cow Molly, is a great Sheffield success story. They have developed a dairy farm into a Sheffield landmark, with their wonderful ice cream and fresh milk.There innovative approach to marketing has helped them to reach new customers and create a business which has a real buzz around it.
Jane Fardon Cosmetics, yet another Sheffield company, have developed a range of makeup that is designed to work with your skin colour and tone, on the website they have a fantastic feature where you upload a picture of yourself and they can advise you which colours will suit you. I benefited from their service when I asked for advice for which foundation to use, not only did they give me ideas, but they also sent through a couple of samples for me to try and see. Fantastic.
Laura Hudson Mackay
Laura is a fine art photographer who takes wonderful and beautiful pictures. She's on my list because although she now lives in Glasgow, she would definitely count herself as a Sheffield lass, born and bred. Her work ranges from the vast broad evocative emptiness of the Scottish wilderness to the vibrant hustle and bustle of the Souk. You never know what the next photo will be of but you do know it will be beautiful.
Last year we (Sophy Hallam and I) launched the Third Sector Cafe, we meet in Sheffield at the Harland Cafe on a monthly basis as a place for charities and other not for profits to come and discuss ongoing issues, great ideas they have and to support and encourage each other. Over the last year we've had 250 different people coming through the doors, from a wide variety of different organisations. We've talked Trustees, funding, projects, social media, business planning, PR, Buildings and Education. Next year we've got some great plans and I am looking forward to seeing how it develops. Its been great as well as a business to invest in the sector in this way, we're always looking for more help so if any other businesses are interested in having an informal chat about getting involved then do get in touch.
So that is my 6 that I am tipping for great things this year. I hope they all have a fantastic year!
I like to start the year on a positive note and these lovely businesses are the ones I am tipping to have a great year in 2013. They are all businesses I have been aware of during the last year and have watched with interest. I think they are pretty great and I hope you do too,
ShokxShokx is a Sheffield company which has developed a new app. This app launched at the end of 2012, it's a fantastic concept, where by footie fans get to trade virtual stocks in football clubs. The stock goes up and down in value depending on how the teams are performing. Its addictive and fun, with those traders performing well topping the leaders board.
Sheffield is well known for digital excellence and this is a fantastic idea from a local entrepreneur.
Surelight is a Sheffield firm, based down in Millhouses, but its clients range from large industrial warehouses where they supply highly effective cost efficient lighting solutions to glamorous LED lighting for pop videos and racing cars. There business has been steadily growing over the recession and it is another great good news story for Sheffield.
Our Cow Molly
It seems to me that Our Cow Molly, is a great Sheffield success story. They have developed a dairy farm into a Sheffield landmark, with their wonderful ice cream and fresh milk.There innovative approach to marketing has helped them to reach new customers and create a business which has a real buzz around it. Jane Fardon Cosmetics, yet another Sheffield company, have developed a range of makeup that is designed to work with your skin colour and tone, on the website they have a fantastic feature where you upload a picture of yourself and they can advise you which colours will suit you. I benefited from their service when I asked for advice for which foundation to use, not only did they give me ideas, but they also sent through a couple of samples for me to try and see. Fantastic.
Laura Hudson Mackay
Laura is a fine art photographer who takes wonderful and beautiful pictures. She's on my list because although she now lives in Glasgow, she would definitely count herself as a Sheffield lass, born and bred. Her work ranges from the vast broad evocative emptiness of the Scottish wilderness to the vibrant hustle and bustle of the Souk. You never know what the next photo will be of but you do know it will be beautiful.
So that is my 6 that I am tipping for great things this year. I hope they all have a fantastic year!