When I first walked into a high-street bank to ask for business funding, I didn’t walk out with a loan. Instead, I walked out with a bruised ego and a head full of jargon.
The bank manager almost laughed. He threw words like “sustainability,” “accessibility,” and “financial belief” at me until my confidence hit the floor. I remember thinking ‘I will never do that again’.
Since then, I have turned over £13 million across my businesses. I didn’t need their “belief” to build a media and entertainment empire, but my experience highlights a systemic crisis in the UK. For Black British entrepreneurs, the path to finance isn’t a ladder, it’s an obstacle course
