“Enough!” said Jane Palmer after being made redundant for the third time...

Well, this just makes me so proud... Never let anyone tell you you can’t do something, with determination, drive and passion anything is possible!! Thank you @startuploansuk I’m truly living my dream.

“Enough!” said Jane Palmer after being made redundant for the third time. ⁠
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In 2015, she took out a #StartUpLoan to open @celebratingcurvesbridal, a bridal wear business for plus-size brides in Sheffield.

Jane Palmer, 53, took out a £25,000 Start Up Loan in 2015 to launch Celebrating Curves, a bridal wear business for plus-size brides based in Sheffield.

After being made redundant for the third time from the management training industry, Jane decided she needed to become her own boss and launch a business.

Jane had the idea for Celebrating Curves after struggling to find a retailer that offered plus-size dresses for her to try for her own wedding. Fifteen years later, she caters to 150 weddings on average a year, with customers visiting her from across the UK due to her popularity on plus-size forums.

While the pandemic meant the store was closed for eight months of 2020, Celebrating Curves had a waiting list of hundreds for its re-opening.

Thanks to great online reviews, she now has customers from across the UK, and although the pandemic forced her to close the shop for 8 months, she had a waiting list of hundreds for its reopening ⁠
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“I relied completely on the £25,000 Start-Up Loan and mentoring support to launch Celebrating Curves and turn my situation around. Looking back, I will always be grateful I made that decision and now have autonomy over my own future” says Jane.⁠
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