Case Studies

Real work. Real results.

Optimise Your Marketing has worked with UK small and medium-sized businesses across a wide range of sectors since 2006. The case studies below cover work delivered for clients in financial services, agriculture, engineering, legal, fitness, leisure, trades, retail, fashion, wellness, and business coaching — across the UK and internationally.

All work is delivered using the BIG12 framework — OYM's proprietary 12-pillar marketing system.

59
Case studies
in this page
18yrs
Delivering results
for UK SMBs
20,000+
Leads generated
for one client alone
4→33
Weekly enquiries
for a local business
All case studies

59 clients. 22 sectors. All using the BIG12 framework.

Each case study below covers the challenge, what OYM did, and the results delivered. Click any card to read the full case study.

01
Financial Services

NatWest

326 seminars and webinars delivered across the UK over two years, generating over 26,000 registrations at an average of 50+ attendees per event. OYM managed content, marketing, registrations, event delivery, follow-up, and feedback end-to-end.

26,000+ registrations
326 events delivered
50+ avg per event
2 years end-to-end delivery
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02
Agriculture & Farming

Inn Farm Dairy

OYM built the Inn Farm Dairy brand from scratch on day one. Daily sales grew by 366% and the dairy now hits 90% sell-out capacity most days of the week. Secured national TV coverage on BBC One’s The One Show.

366% growth in daily sales
90% sell-out capacity
BBC One The One Show
Day 1 partner since launch
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03
Engineering & Rail

AEGIS Engineering

Three projects delivered: HubSpot onboarding saving £3,000+ and connecting 90+ employees on a single CRM; LinkedIn and marketing support for international expansion into Canada and Ireland; and a full website build for ETCS Rail.

£3,000+ saved on HubSpot
90+ employees on one CRM
2 international markets
3 projects delivered
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04
Retail & Agriculture

Croots Farm Shop

Took over social media in 2023 and now posts daily across Facebook and Instagram. Over 3 million total impressions, 60,000 monthly reach, 8% year-on-year growth in Christmas online sales, 12,000 email subscribers, and 1,300 app downloads. Awarded a Facebook Rising Creator Badge.

3M+ impressions
12,000 email subscribers
8% Christmas sales growth
Facebook Rising Creator Badge
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05
Legal Services

Nayyar’s Solicitors

Pulled together a fragmented online presence through SEO, social media, and GEO-focused content. The firm now ranks for 745 keywords, with Facebook reach nearly doubling and Instagram views growing from 18,238 to 40,095. Over 40 blog posts published as of May 2026.

745 keywords ranking
2x Facebook reach
40,095 Instagram views
40+ blog posts published
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06
Business Coaching & Franchising

ActionCOACH

Nine-year partnership supporting 630+ coaches across the UK. Over 20,000 leads generated across the UK, with campaigns also delivering results in the USA, Canada, South Africa, and Australia.

9 years partnership
20,000+ leads generated
630+ coaches supported
5 countries
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07
Leisure & Hospitality

All Good Group

Took one business and built a group brand architecture around it, creating the All Good parent brand plus individual brands for Hut 52 and Fetch 52. Five businesses brought under one brand in four months, with websites, signage, social media, and Google listings managed across the group.

5 businesses unified
4 months to full brand
3 new brands created
Ongoing group management
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08
Fitness & Gymnastics

Balance & Beam

Weekly enquiries grew from 4–5 to over 33 through local listing optimisation, branded social media, and email marketing. OYM then introduced and onboarded HubSpot to give the business the systems to manage the volume of leads generated.

4→33 weekly enquiries
7x+ increase in leads
Page 1 local rankings
HubSpot CRM onboarded
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09
Trades & Construction

Etta Plumbing

Rescued from a Yell.com contract where the business didn’t own its own website. OYM rebuilt the site as a proper business asset, achieved page 1 rankings for “Plumbers Derby” and “Plumbers Near Me”, and published 30+ GEO-focused blog posts. Average SEO position improved by 53%.

Page 1 Plumbers Derby
53% SEO improvement
30+ GEO blog posts
Owns it website theirs
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10
Financial Services

Rhodes Wealth Management

£80,000 in new business generated in 18 months through a LinkedIn lead generation programme built around human, accessible messaging — removing the perception barrier that stops most people from ever enquiring about financial advice.

£80,000 new business
18 months campaign
LinkedIn only channel
0 paid ad spend
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11
E-Commerce & Fashion

Spray Pray Love

Untangled a mess of disconnected accounts, configured Shopify correctly with 50+ product lines across 6 categories, and launched social media and email marketing — giving a bespoke hand-sprayed fashion brand the technical infrastructure to grow.

50+ products live
6 categories
0 account conflicts
Shopify fully connected
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12
Health & Wellness

Sukha Oils & Wellbeing

100+ product lines listed and live across Amazon, Edenwood, and Facebook Commerce. Supported a flagship brand event at Selfridges and managed ongoing social media and online marketing for a Leicester-based holistic wellness brand.

100+ products live
3+ platforms
Selfridges event
Amazon fully listed
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13
Start-Up & Fashion

Bob The Brand

Built the online foundations for a Manchester customised clothing startup — Squarespace website, SEO from day one, and a 50+ product online shop with full colour and size variants. Business subsequently sold.

50+ products configured
Sold business acquired
Squarespace team-managed
SEO from day one
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14
Health & Wellness / Aesthetics

Ultravisage Aesthetics

Reinstated a suspended Google Business Profile, realigned online listings across every platform, refreshed the brand, and rebuilt the website — taking an aesthetics clinic from completely invisible in local search back to page 1 of Google Maps.

Reinstated GBP unsuspended
Page 1 local search
0→visible Google Maps
Stronger brand and website
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15
Retail & Fashion

Jon Paul Menswear

Trapped in a restrictive agency contract where every website change cost a fee and the business did not own the site. OYM exited the contract, rebuilt the site on Squarespace, and built a local SEO strategy delivering 59.3% of all traffic from organic search across a market with 169,000+ suit searches. Team trained to manage the site independently. Ongoing since 2020.

59.3% organic traffic
169,000+ market searches
2020 ongoing partnership
100% site control returned
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16
Health, Wellness & Fitness

Pilates with Ashleigh

Built a complete startup marketing operation from scratch for a new pilates instructor business: brand identity, website, integrated online booking system, local SEO, and branded social media assets. Everything needed to launch professionally and convert clients from day one. Business has since concluded and Ashleigh diversified.

0→live full presence built
1 booking system integrated
5 deliverables at launch
100% owned from day one
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17
Education & Training

A1 Academy

OYM ran a targeted digital campaign to find and convert candidates for A1's online marketing apprenticeship scheme, from a standing start.

250+ Apprenticeship applications generated
6 Months to deliver the campaign
1 Fully digital acquisition campaign
100% Online application funnel
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18
Trades & Construction

Absolute Air and Gas

A multi-site website consultation covering content, structure, and calls to action, backing an SEO push across a hundred-plus target pages.

100+ Key pages targeted for SEO
Multi-site Website consultation scope
3 Work streams: content, structure, SEO
New CTAs across every site
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19
Business Coaching & Franchising

ActionCOACH London

A 6-month programme showing a newly licensed ActionCOACH franchisee how to find leads and build an online reputation herself.

6 Months of hands-on support
New Franchise territory, no client base
1-2-1 Coaching-style delivery
0→live Online reputation built from nothing
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20
Business Coaching & Franchising

ActionCOACH Loughborough

OYM optimised ActionCOACH Loughborough's HubSpot CRM with a tagged customer ladder, so every contact could be reached with the right message at the right stage.

3 Months to deliver
HubSpot CRM platform optimised
Tagged Customer ladder built in
Personal Outreach enabled at every stage
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21
Fitness & Personal Training

Ashley Foster PT

A new website and local SEO strategy built to make Ashley Foster PT known across the Derby personal training market.

50+ Key terms ranking page 1
Derby Target local market
New Website built
Local Search visibility achieved
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22
Business Support & Training

Business Lincolnshire

An email campaign built to fill seats for a co-branded Business Lincolnshire and Scaling Up training programme.

160+ Registrations generated
Email Primary campaign channel
Co-branded Business Lincolnshire x Scaling Up
1 Integrated campaign
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23
Agriculture & Retail

Catherines Green Farm

OYM built Catherines Green Farm a new brand identity and website to match the quality of what it actually grows and sells.

New Brand identity created
New Website built
2 Core deliverables: brand + website
Retail Plant & flower sector
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24
Start-Up & Retail

Primes

OYM built Primes a brand identity and website ahead of its launch in New Jersey, USA, so the business had a professional presence from day one.

New Jersey USA launch market
New Brand built pre-launch
New Website built pre-launch
0→launch Built ahead of day one
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25
Funeral & Care Services

Coston Funeral Home

Over five years of continuous Google Ads management, generating a steady pipeline of enquiries for Coston Funeral Home.

62+ Average monthly enquiries
5 Years of continuous management
$4,000 Potential value per enquiry
Ongoing Active client relationship
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26
Recruitment & Technology

Data Science Talent

OYM restructured Data Science Talent's CRM around how the business actually works, saving over £4,000 on HubSpot fees in the process.

£4,000+ Saved on HubSpot fees
Bespoke CRM structure built
Full Onboarding and training delivered
1 CRM built around their process
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27
Interior Design

Devilles Interiors

OYM built Devilles Interiors a structured LinkedIn strategy to identify the right clients, connect with them, and hand over warm conversations.

LinkedIn Primary channel
Targeted Client identification process
Warm Handover to the sales conversation
New Prospecting strategy delivered
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28
Retail & Garden Centre

Ferndale Garden Centre

An SEO strategy that grew Ferndale Garden Centre's online orders by 72% year on year and won page 1 rankings for its key search terms.

72% YoY growth in online orders
Page 1 Rankings for key garden centre terms
SEO Strategy built and delivered
YoY Sustained growth
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29
Telecoms & Technology

Halo Fibre Technologies

OYM built Halo Fibre Technologies a brand identity and website to establish credibility in a competitive telecoms market.

New Brand identity built
New Website built
2 Core deliverables
Telecoms Sector positioning established
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30
Retail & Home Furnishings

JBM Carpets

A local strategy and set of new location pages built to grow JBM Carpets' visibility across every core product category.

4 Core product categories targeted
Local Strategy built and delivered
New Location pages built
Multi-area Reach expanded
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31
Wholesale & Electrical Distribution

Lancashire Electrical Distributors

OYM built a new brand and website for Lancashire Electrical Distributors, then scaled the SEO strategy to over 300 pages after the client asked for more.

300+ Pages now covered by SEO
New Brand built
New Website built
Client-led Expansion, requested after results
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32
Professional Services

LKU Group

OYM updated and optimised LKU Group's Google Business Profile, giving the business a properly maintained local search presence.

Updated Google Business Profile
Optimised For local search
1 Focused project
Local Visibility improved
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33
Energy

Mantis Energy

A 3-month, 1-2-1 training programme that gave Mantis Energy's marketing contact the skills to run online marketing in-house.

3 Months of training delivered
1-2-1 Direct coaching format
In-house Marketing contact upskilled
Trained In-house team, self-sufficient by the end
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34
Healthcare & Medical

Multicare Medical

OYM delivered a website consultation, foundational SEO, and blog content to support Multicare Medical's specialist medical walls product.

Website Consultation delivered
SEO Foundational work completed
Blog Content created
Medical Medical walls product focus
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35
E-commerce & Outdoor

Nether Wallop Trading

OYM built Nether Wallop Trading a new e-commerce shop and website to sell its outdoor gardening equipment range online.

New E-commerce shop built
New Website build
Outdoor Garden equipment category
0→live Launched from scratch
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36
Sports & Youth Development

Next Play Prep

OYM rebuilt Next Play Prep's brand identity and website, giving the business a fresh, more credible market position.

Rebuilt Brand identity
New Website built
2 Core deliverables
Fresh Market positioning
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37
Executive Search & Recruitment

Norman Broadbent

OYM delivered a full marketing review for Norman Broadbent's marketing manager to take to the board, separating urgent fixes from longer-term opportunities.

Full Marketing audit delivered
1 Board-ready report produced
Ranked Fixes identified by priority
Surfaced Missed opportunities documented
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38
Legal Services

Obelisk Legal

OYM built out a bespoke HubSpot CRM system for Obelisk Legal, designed to work consistently across every member of the team.

HubSpot CRM platform delivered
Bespoke Build across the whole team
Team-wide Adoption designed in
1 Unified system
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39
Education & Teacher Training

School Direct Derby

A 2-year project finding and converting School Direct candidates against strict eligibility requirements, each worth £3,000 to the registrant.

45+ Candidates found and converted
2 Years delivered
£3,000 Value per registrant
Strict Eligibility requirements navigated
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40
Professional Services

Sola

OYM managed a year of Sola's online marketing, including LinkedIn content, and moved the website from HubSpot to Squarespace, saving thousands of pounds a year.

1 Year project delivered
LinkedIn Content managed throughout
Migrated Website moved HubSpot to Squarespace
£1,000s Saved per year on platform costs
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41
Care

Quality Care Matters 2 Us

After Quality Care Matters 2 Us lost their original brand assets, OYM rebuilt the brand, built a new website, set up Microsoft 365, and created ongoing LinkedIn content and marketing materials.

Rebuilt Brand assets recreated from scratch
New Website designed and launched
M365 Business systems set up
LinkedIn Ongoing content support
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42
Professional Services

Fortay Connect

Over a 6-month project, OYM helped Fortay Connect organise and send bespoke communication to a large business database, built social channels, and created email campaigns.

6mo Project delivered
Large Business database organised
Bespoke Communications built
Social Channels created
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43
Health & Wellness

Carly Brown Psychotherapy

OYM built a new website for Carly Brown Psychotherapy to complement the existing brand, with bespoke look and feel, plus full handover and training on Squarespace.

Bespoke Website designed to fit the brand
Full Handover completed
Trained Owner trained on Squarespace
1 Site, built to complement the brand
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44
Trades

Millenium Site Services

Over a 1-year project, OYM built Millenium Site Services a new website and SEO strategy to help them get found online, backed by ongoing social media.

1yr Project delivered
New Website built
SEO Strategy implemented
Social Ongoing content
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45
Rail

IKOS

OYM supported IKOS through their takeover at AEGIS, marketing for them primarily on LinkedIn and supplying the materials needed, until the time was right to move the work in-house.

LinkedIn Primary channel managed
Takeover Supported throughout
Materials Supplied for AEGIS
In-house Handed over when ready
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46
Hospitality

Little Brewery Company

Over a 4-month boost, OYM used social media to fill seats for Little Brewery Company's regular and weekend events, and revamped the website with clever design and more striking visuals.

4mo Seasonal boost delivered
Events Beerfest, Octoberfest & weekend events
Social Channel used to fill seats
Revamped Website redesigned
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47
Retail

AVON

Across a 3-year project, OYM worked with the AVON team to rank over 2,500 keywords on page 1 of Google, covering both product pages and the pages helping people become an AVON representative — including a duplicate-page structure Google wouldn't penalise.

2,500+ Page 1 keywords ranked
3yrs Project delivered
0 Google penalties incurred
Dual Product & rep-focused pages
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48
Home & Interiors

Master Kitchens and Bathrooms

OYM is helping Master Kitchens and Bathrooms get found locally in the New Jersey area through Local SEO, core SEO, social media and brand positioning.

Local SEO strategy implemented
NJ Regional focus
Social Ongoing content
Refined Brand positioning
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49
Professional Services

Exit Advisory Team

OYM created the brand and website for Exit Advisory Team, then returned to help with the next step — finding leads, improving conversion, and building bespoke tools.

Brand Created from scratch
New Website built
Phase 2 Lead generation now underway
Bespoke Tools being built
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50
Medical

Casa Dental

OYM runs Google Ads and Facebook Ads for Casa Dental, backed by SEO, generating leads across everything from Invisalign to complex dental treatment — averaging 200 leads a month.

200/mo Leads generated on average
£3k/mo Google Ads managed
£2k/mo Facebook Ads managed
£5k+ Typical treatment value
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51
Education

Embark Federation

OYM took Embark Federation's new branding and updated their key documents and online visuals to use it consistently across the business.

New Branding applied
Docs Key documents updated
Online Visuals refreshed
Aligned Brand carried throughout
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52
Medical

One 80 Dental

One 80 Dental generates leads through a mix of Google Ads, Facebook Ads and SEO — averaging 250 enquiries a month across treatments from Invisalign to complex dental work.

250/mo Average monthly leads
£3k/mo Google Ads spend managed
£2k/mo Facebook Ads spend managed
£5k+ Starting treatment value
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53
Fashion

Flo and Sang

OYM supported fashion brand Flo and Sang across ideas, design, website and social media, helping bring the brand to life both online and off.

Ideas Creative direction supported
Design Brand design delivered
New Website built
Social Ongoing content
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54
Health & Wellness

Creative Minds

OYM built the brand and website for Creative Minds, giving the practice a professional feel, with full training so the owner could take it over in Squarespace.

New Brand built
New Website built
Trained Owner trained on Squarespace
Polished Professional feel delivered
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55
Professional Services

Scaling Up

OYM built Scaling Up's entire online marketing setup ready for handover — HubSpot website, HubSpot CRM integration with tagging and workflows, email marketing, social media, a podcast, and the design visuals to tie it all together.

HubSpot Website and CRM built
Workflows Tagging and automation set up
Podcast Launched alongside socials
Full Handover delivered
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56
Professional Services

Citizens Bank

OYM supports Citizens Bank with filling seats at local events across selected New Jersey areas, averaging 10-15 target businesses per event, backed by templates for reaching their databases.

10-15 Target businesses per event
NJ Selected local areas
Templates Supplied for database outreach
Ongoing Programme delivered
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57
Engineering

AMJ

After AMJ changed hands, OYM remade the brand, built a new website, and added basic SEO to support the business under its new owner.

Remade Brand refreshed for new owner
New Website built
SEO Basic strategy added
1 Business, freshly positioned
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58
Membership & Community

Burton Club

OYM runs monthly newsletters and diary entries for Burton Club, helping the club communicate with its 160+ members in the right message, tone and frequency to inform them and fill seats for events.

160+ Members communicated with
Monthly Newsletters delivered
Diary Entries maintained
Ongoing Programme running
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59
Home & Interiors

CMB Seating

OYM rebuilt CMB Seating's brand and website on their existing Wix platform, adding stronger reasons to believe and testimonials for a more professional feel. Since then, OYM has built a shop for their most popular chairs and set up a CRM loaded with over 6,000 East Midlands businesses.

Rebuilt Brand and website refreshed
Wix Existing platform kept
New Shop for best-selling chairs
6,000+ East Midlands businesses added to CRM
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All work delivered using the BIG12 framework

OYM's proprietary BIG12 framework covers every area of online marketing a business needs. Every sprint maps to one pillar. Every result is measurable.

01 Lead Gen
02 Social
03 SEO
04 Website
05 Brand
06 Google
07 Local
08 Influencer
09 AI
10 CRM
11 Algorithms
12 Test
Sectors covered

Industries OYM has delivered results in

Every sector below has at least one published case study with real, verifiable results.

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Financial Services
NatWest, Rhodes Wealth, Citizens Bank
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Agriculture & Farming
Inn Farm Dairy, Croots Farm Shop, Catherines Green Farm
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Engineering & Rail
AEGIS Engineering, IKOS, AMJ
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Legal Services
Nayyar's Solicitors, Obelisk Legal
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Fitness & Gymnastics
Balance & Beam, Pilates with Ashleigh, Ashley Foster PT
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Leisure & Hospitality
All Good Group, Little Brewery Company
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Trades & Construction
Etta Plumbing, Absolute Air and Gas, +2 more
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Retail & Fashion
Jon Paul Menswear, Spray Pray Love, +5 more
🎯
Business Coaching
ActionCOACH, Business Lincolnshire, +4 more
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Health & Wellness
Sukha Oils, Ultravisage, +3 more
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Agriculture & Retail
Croots Farm Shop
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Fashion & Menswear
Jon Paul Menswear, Flo and Sang
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Medical & Dental
Multicare Medical, Casa Dental, One 80 Dental
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Education & Training
A1 Academy, School Direct Derby, Embark Federation
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Home & Interiors
Devilles Interiors, JBM Carpets, +2 more
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Telecoms
Halo Fibre Technologies
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Recruitment
Data Science Talent, Norman Broadbent
Energy
Mantis Energy
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Sports & Youth Development
Next Play Prep
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Care Services
Coston Funeral Home, Quality Care Matters 2 Us
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Professional Services
LKU Group, Sola, Fortay Connect, +2 more
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Membership & Community
Burton Club
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