This morning, Martin Baker is in our studio to tell us how he started his company, Coffee Express.
Martin, good morning. Good morning. First of all, Martin, what made you decide to start your own business? Well, previously I worked as a consultant in the retail sector, helping clients to face difficult challenges, or helping with their ambitions to make a lot of money, and I realised that what really interested me was not giving advice to other company owners, but actually having one myself. So where did you get the initial funding for Coffee Express? I thought I wouldn't be able to get a bank loan, so I contacted a group called 'Business Angels' which invests in small businesses, and they provided the capital. Later I found out that I did have a colleague with a substantial amount of money to invest who was very interested in becoming a business partner; but by then it was too late. I see. And what sort of company is Coffee Express?