Love Local with Jennifer Cornish Design
Love Local with Jennifer Cornish Design
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Love Local is the podcast by Jennifer Cornish Design, celebrating the inspiring independent businesses of Newbury and beyond. Join host Jen as she chats with local founders to uncover the stories behind their brands, including how they got started, the challenges they've faced, and the creative decisions that helped them grow. Real stories, real people, real business, right here in Berkshire.
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The podcast highlights themes of community building, entrepreneurship, and independent business successes with episodes covering topics such as values-led business practices, networking strategies, and personal branding, including insights shared by guests like Katie Evans on creating supportive entrepreneur networks.
Love Local is the podcast by Jennifer Cornish Design, celebrating the inspiring independent businesses of Newbury and beyond. Join host Jen as she chats with local founders to uncover the stories behind their brands, including how they got started, the challenges they’ve faced, and the creative decisions that helped them grow. Real stories, real people, real business, right here in Berkshire.
What does it really take to build a thriving community space — one that brings together people from every background, generation, and walk of life?
In this episode of Love Local, host Jennifer Cornish sits down with Janine from Educafe, a Community Interest Company that has grown from a small, council-commissioned idea into one of Newbury’s most impactful grassroots community projects.
Based at Newbury Library, Educafe now welcomes 150+ people every week, supporting refugees, asylum seekers, families, older residents, volunteers, and local organisations — all under one roof.
Janine shares:
- How Educafe began with a simple brief — and quickly outgrew expectations
- The realities of running a CIC and securing grant funding, including National Lottery support
- Why real-life photography and clear branding helped build trust and visibility
- The power of public spaces like libraries in strengthening communities
- How local businesses, volunteers, and residents play a vital role in sustainability
- Why consistency, visibility, and “showing up” matter more than perfection
🔗 Find out more about Educafe:https://www.educafeuk.co.uk
📍 Follow Educafe on Instagram: @educafeuk
For more on Jen and her work creating standout websites for local businesses, visit: https://www.jennifercornish.co.uk
This podcast is recorded at and produced by Creative Content Studio https://www.creativecontentstudio.co.uk
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