Compared to most manufacturers, Jackie has openly shared how relatively new she is to the world of being a business owner. However her new book ‘Rags to Stitches: My Life Reinvented, One Thread at a Time’, reached No. 1 on Amazon’s bestseller list in the Small Business category! 🤩

From receiving growth vouchers for website development and attending EMCCA Growth Hub workshops to joining our East Midlands Manufacturing Network and receiving investment funding from Innovate UK, Jackie is always looking for what is next for her business.

Our EMMN meetings are the perfect place for manufacturers like Jackie to make connections with other businesses who can support or signpost to problem solve 💚

Find out more about Jackie’s company, Advanced Textile Solutions

And read more about how Jackie has been supported by East Midlands Chamber and our funded programmes.

Vicki Thompson our Head of Events and Training said

“It’s been absolutely great to see Jackie grow her businesses over the last few years, and see how she has taken advantage of the great wealth of support available through the Chamber and our funded programmes. We were delighted to see that she has recently launched her book, and to see how well it has been received. I also bumped in to Jackie in John Lewis Nottingham where she had a ‘pop up’ stall over a long weekend – how great to see these amazing opportunities”.