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We’ve helped thousands of individuals from the Armed Forces community to start and grow their businesses. Here, we publish their stories – why they became their own boss, the challenges they faced along the way and how XFE helped them to achieve their dreams.
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BQ Live: Marching on with Gabby’s World
This week Business Quarter Live featured XF Business, Gabby’s World! Kerry-Ann, whose husband is serving in the Queen’s Royal Hussars, set up her own business after

Curbside Gaming: A business for all the family
The growing trend of gaming parties caught the imagination of ex-Staff Sergeant Darren Smith, who is applying his military drive and discipline into an enterprise with

Like a duck to entrepreneurial water!
Raspreet, a former RAF spouse, first took her daughter, Jiya, to a Puddle Ducks class at 18 months old. She absolutely loved it from the moment
X-Forces start up launches ale house
Lee Cook, a retired Royal Marine from Liverpool, is happy to be opening up his own business “The Ale House” having recently secured £25, 000