120 verified testimonials
5/5 average rating
Saumen Kar
London Organic Beauty and London Ethnic ltd
Emma Mathews Verified customer
Socko
"Meeting a broader community beyond my local start-up community who shared the ethics, principles and approach of my business. I feel a part of a supportive community and have met some brilliant other businesses."
4 years ago
Chris Kyriacou Verified customer
Sōma Sportswear
"Kate has been amazing from start to finish. Her knowledge of the UK fashion sector is like an encyclopedia, there's no one she doesn't know. Kate's experience and contacts have been amazing in helping us from development all the way through to our launch and I couldn't recommend her services enough. An absolute joy to work with!"
4 years ago
Katya Wildman Verified customer
Bombshell London
"Without Kate I would not have found my amazing factory. I moved production of my Bombshell dresses back to the UK four years ago and have never looked back."
4 years ago
Geoff Stocker Verified customer
Geoff Stocker
"Make it British is just about the most important portal and directory for UK brands of all sizes. I've seen a lot of traffic to my website ever since becoming a member. You won't regret signing up one bit!"
4 years ago
Bubbles Putnam Verified customer
Putnam Health Co Ltd
"Make it British has been an amazing platform to get my company in front of 1000's individuals (both B2C & B2B) looking to source British made products for white-label, drop-shipping and distribution. We have seen multiple B2B leads as a direct result of being listed on the manufacturer's directory."
4 years ago
Emma Willis MBE Verified customer
Emma Willis Ltd
"We have seen a significant increase in traffic online direct from Make it British in the last months, including additional purchases as a result. It is the one place that showcases authentic British makers and clearly Kate Hills' curating is trusted and we are all grateful to her for this."
5 years ago
Celtic & Co Verified customer
"Make it British has helped us achieve the International success we are now enjoying. We receive referrals on a regular basis....it offers something more advanced than other platforms, with great marketing opportunities."
5 years ago
Stephen Reeds Verified customer
Teddy Edward
"Kate and the team at Make it British are a wonderful help to our business. Our directory listing sends many interested people to our website and generally provide us with a great network of like-minded people to collaborate with. Love them!"
5 years ago
Bhavik Master Verified customer
Paul James Knitwear
"It's a great website, which pushes good traffic to our website, plus the general outreach of MIB keeps putting us on the map"
5 years ago
Ria COCOOVE Verified customer
COCOOVE
"We have been a part of the Make it British Community for a few years. It has been a pleasure getting to know Kate and learning so much from the knowledge and resources shared ."
5 years ago
RICHARD OXLEY Verified customer
Richard Oxley
"Excellent. Most useful thing about the guide is all contacts emails, telephone numbers in one place etc. Lots and lots of suppliers, it's great!"
5 years ago
Brant Richards
HebTroCo
"I can very much recommend working with Kate Hills at Make It British if you’re wanting to do stuff in the UK. She is an encyclopedia of British manufacturing and knows more than I’ve forgotten. She’s who you want for your mentoring."
3 years ago
Roslyn Whiting Verified customer
Roslyn Whiting Leathercraft
"I have gained so much being a member of Make it British. I want other UK businesses to gain too. The affiliate scheme makes it very easy to recommend other like-minded businesses as everything is already set up for you!"
3 years ago
Katie Biltoft Verified customer
Katie Biltoft
"Kate couldn’t have been more helpful! She took her time to listen and offered as many suggestions as she could -unreservedly- to help with my issue. I now have many leads to follow. I couldn’t recommend her service more highly."
4 years ago
Charlotte Raffo Verified customer
The Monkey Puzzle Tree
"I’ve had lots of referrals from the Make it British website which has made the subscription fee worthwhile on its own, and I’ve been approached by some distributors as a result of being listed on the website."
4 years ago
Charlotte Raffo Verified customer
The Monkey Puzzle Tree
"The Make it British team are super helpful and friendly so it’s nice to know that there’s help there if I need it."
4 years ago
Charlotte Raffo Verified customer
The Monkey Puzzle Tree
"I’ve picked up some really useful information and tips in the weekly masterclasses."
4 years ago
Anna Juliet Verified customer
Anna Juliet Creative
"It is so good to be part of a wider professional community, especially as it can feel quite isolated working from home."
4 years ago
Anna Juliet Verified customer
Anna Juliet Creative
"The Member Masterclasses are brilliant and these alone would be worth signing up for."
4 years ago
Emma Mathews Verified customer
Socko
"I've definitely seen increased traffic to the Socko website."
4 years ago
Lucy Jones Verified customer
Lucy Jones Lingerie
"Joining the member zoom calls instantly gave me a network of like minded people with similar challenges, needs and the lovely thing is that we are all routing for each other - it really warms the heart. I don't feel so alone now - and have the lovely dynamic team at MIB to call on and assist if I need them!"
4 years ago
Julie Westmore Verified customer
J Westy Designs
"I have had lots of leads from the Make it British website which is helpful. They work hard behind the scenes to keep pushing business to all of their members. I would say the membership really pays for itself by all of the benefits they provide."
4 years ago
Julie Westmore Verified customer
J Westy Designs
"I have met and formed friendships with other UK makers and creatives like myself. Really enjoying this community!"
4 years ago
Julie Westmore Verified customer
J Westy Designs
"The weekly virtual meet ups for the members of the Make it British Community are so helpful. They have provided excellent guest speakers with mini workshops on current information such as marketing on Pinterest, Instagram and other social networks. There have also been fantastic speakers about wholesaling, ways to streamline one's business."
4 years ago
"We joined pretty much as soon as we started as a business around 10 years ago. It's a club with a great community feel with a personal touch."
4 years ago
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