{"id":1129,"date":"2018-12-04T16:27:05","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T16:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2018-12-04T16:27:05","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T16:27:05","slug":"the-125-fund-stories-zoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/the-125-fund-stories-zoe\/","title":{"rendered":"The 125 Fund Stories: Zoe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zoe Power, Herbal Medicine with Foundation, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the past year I have been working on starting my own company, making and selling natural herbal cosmetic products. I had already decided on a name (Naturally Untamed) and I was experimenting and coming up with new creations. Having to constantly research different creations meant that I was spending a lot of my student loan. Luckily I came across The 125 Fund- I applied and received funding for ingredients, trademarking and domain.<\/p>\n

In addition to the funding, I received an email offering free consultancy in entrepreneurship from alumnus volunteer Dennis Lucan (BA Entrepreneurship, 2017). I quickly responded and within a week had my first meeting. I assumed it would be a one off meeting of useful advice, however Dennis spent hours listening to my ideas and began setting up an action plan. Each consultancy meeting became a milestone that I overcame and within a few months I had a registered trademark, my own website and a better understanding of the regulations of selling products in the UK. Four months on and I am Founder and CEO of my registered company Naturally Untamed Ltd and I have released my first product to the market, a Peppermint Lip Balm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I honestly don\u2019t know how I would have been able to achieve this if it wasn\u2019t for The 125 Fund and those consultancy meetings. I would have spent the funding naively without taking some necessary steps in order start a business. In a short space of time I feel a lot more in control of the field that I am in and I can now see a clearer future in terms of my business. It has given me such motivation to study harder as I am putting my learning into action, and already kick-starting my career.<\/p>\n

By the end of 2018 I would like my website to be up and running and I would like to have released at least three products to the market.<\/p>\n

A huge thank you to the donors that have given generously to The 125 Fund. Thanks to you I have been able to kick start my career while studying at University; I have made my passion become a reality that I am now able to share it with others.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/naturallyuntamed.co.uk\/<\/p>\n

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