FSB Essex were pleased to have recently joined forces with Ambitious Women in Essex, Ambitious Essex and Innovate UK Edge.
We brought a day of guest speakers and networking to The Innovation Centre at University of Essex to mark "World Creativity and Innovation Day".
As it was "Earth Day" just after the event, our guest speakers had an 'innovation in sustainability' twist:
- Fernando Centeno from Innovate UK
A Lead Innovation and Growth Specialist with an extensive background in innovation and sustainability. Fernando has advised a plethora of start-ups and SMEs on strategy, marketing, equity finance, grants, product development and sustainability, improving their innovation expertise.
- Linda Blanchette, Consciously Clothed
A unique, local, and conscious service helping you to make clothes last longer. Linda got the idea for her business from Climate Assembly UK who support the idea that repairing and sharing more, with less purchasing of new products, can have a positive impact on climate change.
- Becky Baines, The Ink Bin
An award-winning circular economy advocate, Becky is the Managing Director of Ink Bin, a family-run business specialising in the sustainable recycling and refilling of printer inkjet cartridges. Their mission- to make the world more colourful one cartridge at a time!
- Elise Clitheroe, Reco Store
Based in Tiptree the store offers affordable, well researched, earth friendly produce, all package free. They buy locally wherever possible and are always working with suppliers to improve their packaging or to initiate closed loop supply systems.
Exhibitors included Clare Gibson, Carla Watkins, Peter Richardson, Nikki Mendes and Emma Robson - FSB members showcasing their businesses. The gins from Nikki and chocolate from Emma were certainly the star attraction!
