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An emerging Scottish jeweller, Moira Warren of Patience Jewellery, has been awarded £10,000 at the EDGE Awards to develop her brand.
In a competition dubbed Scotland’s ‘real life Dragons Den’, the young entrepreneurs are put through a tough application process complete with 11-minute pitch in front of a panel of Scottish business owners.
Supported by the Scottish Enterprise, The Princes Trust and RBS, Warren was awarded the funding through the Young EDGE category of the EDGE (Encouraging Dynamic Growth Entrepreneur) Awards.
Along with eight other companies, Patience Jewellery was one of the top three competitors successfully obtaining the top cash prize.
Warren said: “This is a huge deal for us at Patience and a great honour. This funding will allow us to create our new collections and focus on rolling out our extensive marketing plan. We are looking to explore new markets and this money will allow us to spread our wings.
“On a personal level the whole process was very vigorous and gruelling, but a massive learning curve. It was also so great to meet other people in the same boat as you, and from it I have met some lovely new friends.”
Patience Jewellery, which launched in September 2013, is planning on launching three new collections in September 2014 with a push to secure more stockists across the UK.
