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"Chris Ives"

"Industry:  Beverages \r\nBusiness:  Ilkley Brewery  \r\nYear Founded:  2009\r\n"

Industry:  Beverages 
Business:  Ilkley Brewery  
Year Founded:  2009

"The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme gave me the confidence to rewrite our business plan with more ambition and to approach business angels saying, ‘here we are, we think this is great, come and join us’."

The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme gave me the confidence to rewrite our business plan with more ambition and to approach business angels saying, ‘here we are, we think this is great, come and join us’.

"<h3>Business Overview</h3>\r\nIlkley Brewery is a multi-award winning craft brewery in the Yorkshire spa-town of Ilkley that manufactures and distributes cask conditioned real ale and bottled beers.\r\n<h3>Challenges</h3>\r\nChris applied to&nbsp;10,000 Small Businesses&nbsp;because Ilkley Brewery had outgrown its premises and he wanted to learn how best to raise capital to fund his ambitions for business expansion.\r\n<h3>Results</h3>\r\nChris has moved premises since participating in&nbsp;10,000 Small Businesses&nbsp;programme.&nbsp; He has also tripled the number of people he employs, reinvented the Ilkley Brewery brand and developed a successful partnership with another business that he met through the programme.\r\n"

<h3>Business Overview</h3>
Ilkley Brewery is a multi-award winning craft brewery in the Yorkshire spa-town of Ilkley that manufactures and distributes cask conditioned real ale and bottled beers.
<h3>Challenges</h3>
Chris applied to&nbsp;10,000 Small Businesses&nbsp;because Ilkley Brewery had outgrown its premises and he wanted to learn how best to raise capital to fund his ambitions for business expansion.
<h3>Results</h3>
Chris has moved premises since participating in&nbsp;10,000 Small Businesses&nbsp;programme.&nbsp; He has also tripled the number of people he employs, reinvented the Ilkley Brewery brand and developed a successful partnership with another business that he met through the programme.

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