Kate Bell (businesswoman) explained
Kate Bell is a British businesswoman and founder of Zip Us In.[1] In spring 2020, she was featured on BBC's Dragons' Den television program.[2] [3]
Career
She took a role with Newsquest and stepped into media sales with the Southern Property Advertiser.[4]
In 2004, she registered her first company Fate Promotions Limited.[5] 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. She formed a business named Zip Us In to start production.[6] [7] [8]
She 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.[9] [10]
In 2017, she won the Barclays Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In the same year she also won the VentureFests Innovator of the Year.[11] In 2019, British magazine the Business Game Changer listed her on the UK's Top Ten Women Entrepreneurs.[12]
Notes and References
- News: Spencer . Samuel . Dragons' Den 2019: Who is new Dragon Sara Davies? Meet youngest-ever Dragon on BBC series . . 11 August 2019 . en.
- News: Dragons' Den stars all said "I'm out" – but Kate attracted four investors of her own . Bournemouth Echo . en.
- News: BBC One - The Customer Is Always Right, Series 2, Episode 7 . BBC.
- News: Kate Bell, designer of award-winning maternity wear, crowned South East Entrepreneur of the Year . 10 February 2019 . Southern Daily Echo.
- Web site: We are your voice . Official website . 10 February 2019.
- Web site: Zip Us In - New Forest Business Partnership . www.nfbp.org.uk . 10 February 2019.
- Web site: Why late payments need to be tackled now for the benefit of SMEs . Bdaily Business News . 10 February 2019 . en.
- News: Make your management fit for growth . 10 February 2019 . University of Cambridge.
- Web site: Prompt Payment Code should be made compulsory and payment terms halved. Association of Accounting Technicians.
- Web site: Kate Bell of Zipusin on Becoming a Mumpreneur . 10 February 2019.
- News: Mum zips up top business award with maternity wear . . en.
- News: #VFS19 ‘Innovator of the Year’ listed in the UK's top ten women entrepreneurs . Venturefest South 2020 . 23 September 2019.
