56. JewelFund Is Now Open / £1000 Grants for Jewellers Interview with Julie Nicaisse, Winner in 2020

Today I am joined by Julie Nicaisse, a winner of JewelFund 2020. JewelFund is a grant program that I set up in 2018 and each year I award grants of £1000 to jewellers along with one to one mentoring/business coaching. It’s a way for me to support jewellers and help them get to the next level. I love this part of my job as I get to work with some incredible jewellers and I’m excited to share that JewelFund 2021 is now open for applications. I’m excited to have Julie here to share her experience of growing her jewellery business, what she spent her grant on and her advice on applying   EPISODE RECAP   Tell us about your journey to becoming a jeweller (2:25) The job that you started at running errands - how did you find that? (3:23) Tell us about your jewellery business now (4:49) What made you decide to apply for the JewelFund? (6:57) What did you want to use the money for that helped grow your business? (9:12) How have the tools changed your business? (11:58) What advice would you give to someone who is thinking of applying for the JewelFund this year? (13:25) You work a lot with fair trade gold - how did you decide to do that? (15:40) What’s next for your business? (17:14)   RESOURCES Julie Nicaisse Instagram Julie Nicaisse Website JewelFund   Find Jewellers Academy on Instagram and Facebook!