Shalom Lloyd, founder of Naturally Tribal Skincare


TAKING NATURAL SKINCARE BRAND TO THE NEXT LEVEL


Naturally Tribal Skincare has secured a £70k investment from Enterprise Loans East Midlands through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund. The Milton Keynes-based skincare brand is to use this


finance to begin exporting to the U.S and Africa, while also boosting production and building its product range. Shalom Lloyd, a trained pharmacist and multiple award


winner, set up Naturally Tribal Skincare in 2014. She said: “Naturally Tribal Skincare was founded out of my desire to develop a product that helped soothe the symptoms of eczema. Our skin is our largest organ and absorbs a lot of what we put on it so the skincare products we use are extremely important. Therefore, our products are not only vegan and cruelty free, but also synthetic chemicals free. “We import our ingredients from Africa for research, testing,


‘OUR PRODUCTS ARE


NOT ONLY VEGAN AND CRUELTY


FREE, BUT ALSO SYNTHETIC CHEMICALS FREE’


formulation and manufacture in the UK. We really pride ourselves on our ‘source to jar’ traceability and supporting the community in Nigeria’s Essan Kingdom where our ingredients come from.”


Matthew Wright, business advisor at Enterprise Loans, said: “Shalom is incredibly professional and Naturally Tribal was brought about through her own experience and sheer hard work. I’ve been incredibly impressed with her passion for the business and the quality of the product so I’m delighted to help take her business to the next level.” Vicky Hlomuka, growth hub manager at SEMLEP, said:


“The Midlands Engine Investment Fund is a great choice for local SMEs looking to develop in this way, which is exactly why SEMLEP invested in MEIF.” The MEIF project is supported financially by the


European Union using funding from the ERDF as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020 and the European Investment Bank.


Visit: www.naturallytribalgroup.com


Visit: www.first-enterprise.co.uk Visit: www.meif.co.uk


MK JOB SHOW MAKES ITS RETURN


Following a year-on-year increase of 18% in footfall due to the launch of the MK Jobs Newspaper, the March 2019 MK Job Show was an outstanding success attracting thousands of visitors from a wide range of backgrounds, including women returners, university graduates and professionals. Lots of successful interactions


took place, which resulted in hundreds of candidates being


invited to attend interviews in the following weeks. Many businesses, however, made use of the MK Job Show Interview Booths and even made direct job offers at the event, hiring a range of candidates ranging from a CAM designer to a physiotherapist. Yvette Johnson, the show’s


exhibition manager, said: “The MK Job Show goes from strength to strength each year. We can’t wait


to make our September event the best to date.” The next event is taking place at


the centre:mk on the 13-14 September 2019. The Main Sponsor is the University of Bedfordshire, this will be their fifth time taking the Main Sponsor slot.


Visit www.MKJobShow.co.uk or call 01908 871450 if you are recruiting.


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