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Harrogate entrepreneur secures £10k investment for interiors business Lime Lace

Harrogate entrepreneur Sam King has secured a £10k investment in her business, home ornaments and interiors business, Lime Lace.

Lime Lace was launched in August 2012 when Sam realised there was a gap in the market for a retailer who specialised in eclectic and unusual home interiors and gifts.

The website is a market place for designer and unique furniture, wallpaper, lighting, gifts, jewellery and art.

Sam spent months working on her business plan, financial planning and competitor analysis – and saved enough money to self-fund her business.

Her hard work paid off and she won the Kalixa Pro Outstanding Small Business of the Year Award.

Lime Lace was one of twelve category winners who received a cash injection of £1,000 and a business support package including corporate photography, website build and optimisation as well as a money can’t buy mentoring session with awards judge Michelle Mone OBE.

Sam King said: “I am delighted to have been awarded the Kalixa Pro Outstanding Small Business of the Year Award, the experience has been great and the grand prize money is going to be incredibly helpful for Lime Lace.

“I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for me, and I am planning to spend my award on creating a Lime Lace App to support our website and provide customers with more opportunities to stay in contact and browse our constantly changing product range.

“We are also planning to spend the money on launching a children’s homeware department in the New Year. So the ‘little people’ can also have a personal and stylish bedroom just like their parents!”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .