A Matter of Life and Debt

A self-made florist hopes her expansions plan won't be cut back by her poor credit history, and an ex-soldier swaps his desk for the dales as he starts his own tour guide business.

Affordable housing makes dreams come true, an artisan baker overcomes illness to cook up a winning business, and a fear of debt comes at a life-changing price.

A debilitating illness inspires a life-changing business, grief and debt combine to leave a family homeless, and a community create a green oasis in the heart of Newquay.

A loan helps a couple from Cornwall make a career U-turn hiring out vintage camper vans, and a young man with a passion for plants branches out thanks to crowdfunding.

A transgender entrepreneur takes control of her future, a mum's compulsion to spend leaves her family homeless, and the dying art of glassblowing is resuscitated in Scotland.

A concerned mum raises almost a million pounds to set up the UK's largest indoor skate park after her son was violently attacked in the street.

A farmer uses his goats in a yoga class to help keep his dairy business alive, and a painter uses an ethical loan to get back into business after a brush with death.

A couple squeeze a healthy eating message into their fresh juices, and a woman swaps her desk for the dark room as she starts up her own photography business.

An ethical loan helps a kitchen experiment become a buzzing enterprise, borrowing helps a falconry business take flight, and a woman needs help to pay off bailiffs.

A surfer taps into the internet to crowdfund a project inspiring young girls, and an ethical loan helps rebuild lives blighted by addiction.