Case Study: bakery47

Sam and Anna Luntley – bakery47Image by Swordfish Photography Sam and Anna Luntley of bakery47 are one of several micro businesses that are involved with supporting the inaugural Small is Beautiful in Glasgow, taking place next week. For them being ‘small’ is very much a conscious decision and central to their business’s ethos. Sam explains: ‘We […]

Case Study: Hilary's Story

Fashion is a notoriously difficult and fickle affair but a Scottish success story is the fledgling fashion knitwear business, Hilary Grant. Hilary set up on her own in 2011 after completing her textile design degree at Duncan Jordanstone University, completing internships with designers including Alexander McQueen, and spending time working for a start-up in the […]

Case Study: DKDO

For David Kelly, the founder of the David Kelly Design Office, the decision to set himself up as a microenterprise was always a conscious lifestyle decision, rather than something he just fell in to. The 37-year old father of two didn’t want to be one of those dads who never saw their children because they […]