Clever Cloggs & Smarty Pants Nurseries
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Jennifer Lewis and her sister Sylvia came to East London Small Business Centre in 1994, after Jennifer was made redundant from her accountancy job.
Although, neither of the sisters had previous experience in running a business, let alone a nursery full of needy toddlers, they started working on their business plan with the help of ELSBC’s business counsellor. Their first nursery, Smarty Pants, opened its doors in 1995, after receiving East London Small Business Centre’s business start-up loan worth £15,000.
The success of the first nursery, led to
the Lewis sisters tendering for other nurseries within east
Last year, based on Jennifer’s proven track
record, she tendered for and won to run a new purpose built children’s centre
located in
Over the last 15 years, Jennifer has built a strong relationship with her business counsellor, Paul Creavin, and has continued to come to ELSBC for on-going advice on her businesses.
