Episode #360 - Maintaining Standards Whilst Building An Unboxing Success - with Sarah Simons

Hi there and welcome back to another edition of ScaleUp Radio, the podcast inspired by the Entrepreneurial ScaleUp System and designed to make navigating our ScaleUp journeys that little bit easier by learning from others' experiences. I’m Kevin Brent and today we're unboxing the entrepreneurial spirit with Sarah Simons, co-founder of British Baby Box. 

Inspired by a Finnish tradition, Sarah and her partner Susan embarked on a journey nearly a decade ago to provide sustainable, safe sleeping spaces for newborns. From humble beginnings and direct-to-consumer sales to impactful collaborations with charities and healthcare institutions, British Baby Box is a testament to innovation and social impact. 

Sarah shares insights on overcoming competition through standards and certifications, the importance of cash flow, and lessons from their Dragon's Den experience. Driven by a passion for entrepreneurship and a vision for universal baby box provision in the UK, Sarah's story is one of resilience, ambition, and making a difference. 

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Sarah can be found here:

linkedin.com/in/sarah-simons-93ab9598

https://www.britishbabybox.com/

sarah@britishbabybox.com