 Green Bean Studios founder Anita Frost has been invited to speak on a panel as a sustainable brand leader at Insider’s SPARK Retail: Business Meets Innovation Breakfast. The event will take place on 26th September 2023 at Blue Tower in Media City, Salford. Over the past few years, the retail landscape has undergone huge change, with the pandemic, Brexit, and the war in Ukraine causing many challenges for UK businesses. As a result, consumer habits have evolved, shaping how retailers operate as customers’ spending habits have changed.  Green Bean - Eco Toy Range - Green Bean Collection Insider’s Retail Breakfast event will highlight the future of the industry, with experts on several panels sharing their insights and experiences on topics such as: The use of AI and customer profiling; The consumer, ever changing needs and expectations; Sustainability – keeping green and telling the right story; and growth opportunities, transformations and new business models we are witnessing.  7in1 Card Game - Eco Toy Range - Green Bean Collection Anita will be speaking on the Sustainable Retail Panel alongside other sustainable brand leaders including Jennifer Blease-Williams, digital marketing lead at B Corp certified natural beauty products brand, Faith In Nature. She will share her knowledge and expertise on building a sustainable brand from the ground up, discussing ethical retail, entrepreneurship, product development, investment and customer engagement.  Mr Bear - Eco Toy Range - Green Bean Collection To hear Anita’s insights and how Green Bean Studios is making waves in the retail sector as a sustainable children’s brand working towards B Corp certification, follow the link below to register for the event:
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 Green Bean Studios has been invited to attend the Create Growth Programme: Investor Roundtable Event in Greater Manchester on 21 September to discuss the challenges and investment opportunities in the creative industries. Hosted by Innovate UK as part of the DCMS Create Growth Programme, the event brings together regional investors, key stakeholders, and creative businesses with the aim to shine a light on how to drive investment into the sector regionally and nationally. Earlier this year, Green Bean Studios was awarded funding from Innovate UK’s ‘DCMS Create Growth Fund: Competition 1’ to support further development of their animated children’s TV series. The funding programme is designed to enable high-potential creative businesses to secure investment and scale their businesses.  The new pre-school TV series Green Bean & Friends which is currently in production aims to tackle the global ecological crisis whilst supporting young children in their vital formative years to learn, play, and have fun outdoor adventures. Access to funding will enable Green Bean Studios to reach more children and families globally to help them thrive.
Being part of the Create Growth Programme is crucial at this stage of Green Bean Studios’ growth and development as the business is ready to scale further. Founder and award-winning author, Anita Frost, says: “As a creative business leader in the UK, being involved in key discussions around investment in the industry is a valuable opportunity for us to help shape the future of the creative industry and continue to make noise so that funding goes where it’s needed. “There are so many fantastic creative businesses innovating across the UK, helping to tackle key societal issues that affect us all – being involved in the DCMS Create Growth Programme, we have a real chance to make a difference with our brand to protect our planet and support children to develop with confidence.” Learn more about Green Bean Studios recent award wins here: Author Anita Frost was honoured to be welcomed to host the official opening of the new play park, which will be a safe green space for children and families to enjoy outdoor time together in the town. Shevington Memorial Park in Wigan on Saturday 2nd September 2023  Families in the area are invited to attend the official opening ceremony at Shevington Memorial Park on Saturday 2nd September. Anita will host several live interactive storytime sessions, sharing her award-winning stories from the Green Bean Collection with fun adventures for children to get involved in.
There will be a self-led trail for families to explore, finding the unique and lovable characters from the Green Bean stories located around the park, with fun Green Bean stickers for every child who completes the trail. To find out more and book a free storytime session, visit: Green Bean At The Park - Family Fun Day Tickets, Sat 2 Sep 2023 at 11:15 | Eventbrite  Green Bean Studios founder Anita Frost has been invited to open Shevington Memorial Park in Wigan on Saturday 2nd September 2023. Born in Wigan, Anita was honoured to be welcomed to host the official opening of the new play park, which will be a safe green space for children and families to enjoy outdoor time together in the town. The Green Bean Studios founder has flourished from her roots to riches. Do postcodes define your ability to succeed? Well, not here – despite Anita facing the additional challenges of being a multi-ethnicity female with dyslexia, the development of Green Bean Studios is an inspiring success story of overcoming adversity and turning dreams into reality. Anita and the team have grown a successful multi-revenue children’s entertainment brand valued at £86m that is loved by children across the UK, Europe, USA and beyond. The business has won multiple awards for their ECO toys, books, games, making an impact as a fast-growing sustainable children’s brand with protecting the planet and encouraging children to read for pleasure at its core.  Stats from Wigan Council show that the area is ranked as the 67th most deprived local authority out of the 354 local authority districts in England. In addition to this, 29 of Wigan's 200 neighbourhoods fall within the 10 per cent most deprived neighbourhoods in England. The brand have a long-standing relationship with Wigan Council, working closely with schools, libraries, and families within the local community. The team enjoys engaging with children, parents, and caregivers at storytime events within the community. Having witnessed firsthand the impact deprivation has on children in this area, Green Bean Studios is passionate about enabling families to share precious moments together and supporting children to reach their full potential through reading and learning adventures. Encouraging outdoor play is one of the cornerstones of Green Bean Studios. With children spending an increasing amount of time using screens, children’s mental health is declining and childhood obesity continues to rise.  Getting more children to play, learn and enjoy some outdoor adventures is fundamental to improving children’s mental and physical health. But in deprived urban areas such as some boroughs within Wigan, this can be challenging. This emphasises the importance of the new Shevington Memorial Park opening and the positive impact it will have on children’s health and wellbeing in the area.
Families in the area are invited to attend the official opening ceremony at Shevington Memorial Park on Saturday 2nd September. Anita will host several live interactive storytime sessions, sharing her award-winning stories from the Green Bean Collection with fun adventures for children to get involved in. There will be a self-led trail for families to explore, finding the unique and lovable characters from the Green Bean stories located around the park, with fun Green Bean stickers for every child who completes the trail. To find out more and book a free storytime session, visit: Green Bean At The Park - Family Fun Day Tickets, Sat 2 Sep 2023 at 11:15 | Eventbrite |
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