The Travelwrap Company exports to 22 countries. Founder Niamh Barker shares advice on building a brand.

Podcast: Building a luxury brand from a spare room

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This week's Small Business Sessions podcast features Niamh Barker, founder of luxury cashmere brand The Travelwrap Company.

Barker explains how frequent corporate travel gave her the idea for cashmere wraps and why she chooses to manufacture her products in Scotland.

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"Running an online business gives you a huge amount of autonomy, because you can do what you like in between. You can manage your time better, so there's a real opportunity for females in the online space to not only start a business but grow a business.

"You don't need an office or a shop - our little business is still run out of a couple of garages and a store room, yet we export all over the world."

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The Small Business Sessions: Building a luxury brand from a spare room in Scotland

Niamh Barker's luxury brand The Travelwrap Company exports to 22 countries. She shares the secrets behind her success.



I&apos;m a <a href=&apos;https://danmartinuk.com/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>freelance journalist and event host</a> who helps small businesses and the organisations that support them. I&apos;m also Enterprise Nation&apos;s news reporter and Bristol Local Leader.
I have 20 years of experience as a small business journalist having interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs from famous names like Sir Richard Branson and Deborah Meaden to the founders behind brand new start-ups.
I&apos;ve worked for a range of leading small business publications and support groups, most recently as head of content at Enterprise Nation where I was responsible for the prolific output of content on the company&apos;s blog and social media. I now freelance for Enterprise Nation as the website&apos;s <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/business-news&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>news reporter</a> and as the host of the <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/podcast&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Small Business sessions podcast</a>.
I&apos;m based in Bristol where I run and host regular events with the local small business community in my role as Enterprise Nation&apos;s Local Leader for Bristol. I also have strong connections with other major business organisations in the south west region.
In total, I&apos;ve hosted over 100 events including conferences with an audience of hundreds for international brands like Xero and Facebook and live web chats from inside 10 Downing Street.
With my partner, I co-run <a href=&apos;https://www.lifestyledistrict.co.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Lifestyle District</a>, a lifestyle blog focused on culture, art, theatre and photography.

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The Small Business Sessions: Building a luxury brand from a spare room in Scotland

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