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Founder of The Cambridge Satchel Company, Julie Deane
Julie Deane started The Cambridge Satchel Company at her kitchen table with £600. Ten years on the company sells 10,000 bags a month. She talks to Kamal Ahmed and Rohan Silva.
Julie Deane started The Cambridge Satchel Company at her kitchen table with £600. Ten years on the company sells 10,000 bags a month. But getting to this point hasn’t been easy. She talks to Kamal and Rohan about having to fire her manufacturer whilst orders piled up and how pressure from venture capitalists nearly brought her company under.
Presenters: Kamal Ahmed and Rohan Silva
Producer: Georgia Catt
Last on
Fri 27 Aug 202123:30
BBC Radio 4
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