Restoration Soft Tissue Therapy

Restoration Soft Tissue is an East Midlands-based soft tissue therapy practice built by Liz, who has spent nearly five years growing a loyal client base through hands-on treatment rather than paperwork and admin. Liz thrives working directly with clients, and openly admits the financial side of running a business has never been where she shines.

Like many hands-on founders, Liz didn't realise that Government-backed Start Up Loans remain open to businesses trading for up to five years, not only brand-new start-ups. With Restoration Soft Tissue fast approaching that five-year cut-off, she was just weeks away from losing access to funding she never knew existed, and had no idea how close she was to missing out for good.

That changed when she connected with Roxanne Goodman at Female Founder Finance, who recognised immediately that the scheme was a strong fit for where Liz's business was, and exactly how much runway she had left to use it.

"From our very first meeting, when Liz talked me through her goals and her ambitions for the business, I knew this scheme was made for her," Roxanne Goodman, founder of Female Founder Finance, shared. "She is focused, dedicated to her clients, and has built Restoration Soft Tissue from a standing start into the success it is today."

Roxanne worked through the application with Liz using a step-by-step template built specifically for founders without a finance background, laying out exactly what was needed and in what order. "I wanted to take something that could easily overwhelm someone and turn it into something simple and clear," Roxanne explained.

With Roxanne guiding every stage, the application moved quickly. From first submission to funds landing in Liz's account, the full £25,000 Start Up Loan was secured in under a week, days before her eligibility would have closed for good.

"I had been trading for almost five years without ever knowing the Start Up Loan scheme was open to me, and I was close to the point where I would no longer have been eligible. You changed that," Liz says. "Anyone who knows me knows the admin side is not where I shine, I am at my best hands on and with people, not buried in forms and spreadsheets. Your template laid out precisely what was needed, step by step, so something that would have completely overwhelmed me became simple and clear."

"What really sets you apart though is how much you care. You are invaluable, endlessly supportive, and you genuinely want the best for the women you work with. Thanks to you I have secured the funding to grow my business, and I honestly would not have got there without you."

For Roxanne, Liz's story is exactly why Female Founder Finance exists. "I am so grateful she trusted me to guide her through it, and it means everything to know I helped her secure funding she didn't even know was there, with days to spare. I can't wait to watch her take this business even further. It deserves every bit of the success coming its way."

With the loan secured, Liz can now invest in growing Restoration Soft Tissue on her own terms, continuing to do what she does best, working hands-on with her clients, while the funding she almost missed gives her the platform to build further.