Get into the Olympic spirit!

Last Sunday marked the end of the 2018 Winter Olympics, with a dazzlingly choreographed closing ceremony in Pyeongchang. It’s been a real treat with some epic moments, but the fun doesn’t have to stop there.

We’ve found five Funding Circle borrowers who can help you carry on living the Olympic adventure.   

Hit the slopes

What better way to follow in your heroes’ footsteps than to book a luxury skiing holiday in the Alps? Ski Morzine have fully catered and self-catered chalets superbly located in the Portes Du Soleil. Not only will you have access to the full range of ski slopes and runs, but your evenings will be as comfortable as it gets – with free WiFi, sauna and even an ‘in-house cinema’!

Funding Circle is Ski Morzine’s preferred source of additional funding when looking to expand their portfolio of chalets.

Try something a little closer to home

The Olympics were great, but not everyone has the time to whisk themselves away to the Alps for a week. Fortunately, there’s plenty of opportunities to get involved here in the UK. Take Ice-Magic Ice Rinks, who have been supplying and renting synthetic ice rinks for the past 14 years. Maybe your upcoming event could do with something different? Perhaps an adrenaline-filled ice hockey match for your next company bonding? You could even recreate Torville and Dean in your back garden! If ice skating isn’t your forte, they also manufacture and hire curling lanes – they’ve even supplied one to Team GB! Whatever you’ve got in mind, these guys have you covered.

Look the part

Whether you’re at home or abroad, if you’re getting involved with winter sports it’s important you’ve got the right gear. Finches Emporium, a family-run sports store, have everything you need to get kitted out for the slopes. If snowboarding is more your thing, then Snowtart are one of the few South East-based snowboarding specialists outside of London.

Finches borrowed through Funding Circle in May 2014 to support an advertising campaign, while 171 investors lent to Snowtart to help them expand into international sales.

Wind down with a winter warmer

After a full day on skis, boards or skates, what better way to regale your friends with your exploits than over a bottle of organic sloe gin? Bramley & Gage offer different varieties of great-tasting spirits, gins and liqueurs. Their Six O’Clock Gin has won numerous national and international awards. To purchase a new gin still and increase their distilling power, the business has borrowed £65,000 over 2 loans since 2013.

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