Could taking out a loan change your life?
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Does a loan really have the power to transform a life, a business, even a community?
Karen Davies is the founder and Chief Executive of Purple Shoots - an organisation that invests into small businesses to see people's lives transformed. She sat down with Carlton Baxter to share some of her story and to share the impact of a small loan on the trajectory of someone's life.
Released on 24 Feb 2026
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