Leeds’ Love Bomb Cushions comforts entrepreneurs in E-Sparks' UK Hatcheries
Love Bomb Cushions, the Leeds-based company which is the UK’s official emoji license holder, is set is roll out its emoji range over eight Entrepreneurial Spark Hatcheries across the UK.
Having launched the business last year, Love Bomb Cushions’ founder Sarah Agar-Brennan has been on board at the Entrepreneurial Spark base in Leeds since February 2016.
After providing the emoji cushions to fellow entrepreneurs in Leeds, the Entrepreneurial Spark team placed an order for 300 to fill the offices of additional Hatcheries.
Entrepreneurial Spark is a fast-growth organisation designed to offer expert business advice for early stage and growing ventures through it’s unique enablement programme.
Entrepreneurs on board the accelerator programme are also given free office space, wi-fi and printing, alongside access to key partners and mentors.
With entrepreneurial locations across the UK and India, the network is set to launch the emoji cushions throughout eight properties.
In just one year, Love Bomb Cushions has grown to stock a range of emoji cushions, keyrings and slippers to major retailers across the UK. The business has also launched a new line, Joe Turds, Turd World.
Sarah’s husband Carl Agar-Brennan has joined as sales and operations director, and now the family-run business is forecasting a £750k turnover it its first year.
Sarah Agar-Brennan, founder of Love Bomb Cushions, said: “It is great to be supported by Entrepreneurial Spark. Having started our company and joined the programme to now featuring in over eight Hatcheries through the UK is truly a fantastic achievement for our business.”
Lucy-Rose Walker, co-founder and chief entrepreneuring officer (CEO) at Entrepreneurial Spark, commented: “Since coming on board earlier this year Love Bomb Cushions has completely embraced everything we teach our Chiclets.
“Grasping every opportunity to showcase the business with a positive #GoDo mindset, I’m looking forward to seeing how the company grows over the coming months.
“The cushions allow us to brighten up our Hatcheries and inject some fun into our working spaces, as well as showcasing the vast array of businesses on board the programme to visitors.”
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