Business Live: for curious entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs

Building a fantastic company culture and a thriving business with Holly Jenkins, Jiraffe

May 28, 2021 Jamie Veitch Season 9 Episode 15
Business Live: for curious entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs
Building a fantastic company culture and a thriving business with Holly Jenkins, Jiraffe
Show Notes

So many businesses boast about a positive culture without their actions following through. But Jenx Limited (trading as Jiraffe) has clearly invested in enabling and building a supportive culture for its people and customers – and the business is thriving, as director Holly Jenkins describes.

Jiraffe makes specialist postural support equipment and Holly was last on the show in early 2020 as the pandemic and lockdown struck. At the time she told me about an initiative to ensure vulnerable children and adults in society still had access to vital seating, standing, sleeping, and mobility support equipment. How many people benefited?

Holly gives us the details and covers how Jiraffe adapted through 2020 to support its customers and staff, why the firm is recruiting for 8 new roles, where the growth in the business has come from, and everything Jiraffe has been doing to maintain and build its positive company culture.

Also on the show (episode #338): how to enter the UK Social Enterprise Awards; how to access (for free) a range of fantastic business research and intelligence tools at the Business and IP Centre Sheffield.

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