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Josh’s Chocolate

Success is sweet for Cornish chocolate maker

Josh’s Chocolate are a premium quality chocolate company based in Truro, producing classically delicious flavours presented in beautifully designed packaging that tells a story of Cornwall and the Cornish lifestyle.

Josh Parker, founder and director of chocolate, sat down with us to talk about the ways the Access to Finance programme has helped him develop his business, including unlocking £14.5k of grant funding that enabled him to expand his premises, take on more staff, increase productivity and even start looking at export opportunities.

Josh was assigned a Business Finance Specialist from the programme, who worked with him on a one-to-one basis to provide guidance around business planning, financial forecasting, identifying and applying for the right funding for the business.

Watch the video here.

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