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Who we've helped
Jennie Hallet
Beacon Hands Safety has provided practical Health and Safety training for businesses across the region, recently training Edeal staff to comply with the fire safety regulations.
Amanda Teale
GGwizz is currently working with the Sussex Horse Rescue Trust to help rehabilitate troubled equines and co-ordinating training for staff.
Natalie James
Stitch of Broad Street received support in 2016 - and has now opened a second business
Tim Danson
The Green Man’s Garden is an ecologically-driven landscape design and maintenance company based in Lewes, East Sussex that’s a little bit art, and a little bit science.
Shirley Sweet
Bambino Beatz provide music classes for 0 – 5 year olds using traditional nursery rhymes, pop songs, classical and world music.
Alison Grant
Alison will be re-opening Fitzroy House to the public as a performance and art venue and came second in LEAP 2017.
Katie Griffiths
Katie creates personalised portraits and her work has recently been featured at galleries in Brighton and Ashdown Forest.
2017 Winner – Anna Lane
Anna Lane applied to take part in LEAP after her mum read about it in the local paper! Anna and her business partner Nicola had 14 years’ experience working as therapists but had never run their own business.
2016 Winner – Tracey Horan
With a creative background, Tracey decided to apply for LEAP to see if her hobby of converting mannequins into furniture could be the basis for a successful business.