Kate Bell
| Kate Bell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Katrina Louise Bell October 4, 1979 Southampton, UK |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Southampton City College |
| 💼 Occupation | Businesswoman |
Kate Bell is a British businesswoman and founder of Zip Us In, a British manufacturer and retailer of clothing expansion products.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Kate was born on 4th October, 1979 in Southampton. She attended the Southampton City College where she took A-Levels in English, Performing Arts and Phycology.[2]
Career[edit]
Kate started her career with a job in sales in Snows Office Supplies. Later, she took a role with Newsquest and stepped in to media sales with the Southern Property Advertiser.[3]
In 2004, Kate registered her first company Fate Promotions Limited.[4][1] In 2013, when Kate was pregnant, she developed an idea for a new and innovative product; a panel of fabric that could expand her own jacket, saving on the cost of a maternity coat. This product would enable Kate to continue wearing the jacket she already loved during pregnancy and also to expand her jacket around her daughter when in a carrier. When the development of this product came the birth of Kate’s second company, Zip Us In limited.[5] The company experienced rapid growth and what started as a side line to Kate's career, turned in to a successful international brand in a very short space of time.[3][6][7]
Kate continues to run both business, as well as being an active director for NIPA Baby Limited, a non-profit organisation that works to support independent Nursery brands across the UK.[8] According to her, she enjoys keeping fit, completing a number of sporting events during her lifetime including the Brighton Marathon, the Nuts Challenge and the New Forest half marathon.[9]
Awards[edit]
- 2017: Barclays Entrepreneur of the Year Award[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Four women who failed their GCSEs tell us how they found success in business". The Sun (United Kingdom). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ "Kate Bell, Director at Zip Us In". LinkedIn. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Kate Bell, designer of award-winning maternity wear, crowned South East Entrepreneur of the Year". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ "We are your voice". Official website. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ "Zip Us In - New Forest Business Partnership" (PDF). www.nfbp.org.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ "Why late payments need to be tackled now for the benefit of SMEs". Bdaily Business News. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ "Make your management fit for growth". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ "Prompt Payment Code should be made compulsory and payment terms halved". Association of Accounting Technicians.
- ↑ "Kate Bell of Zipusin on Becoming a Mumpreneur". Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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