{"id":91,"date":"2011-10-11T04:19:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T04:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/?p=91"},"modified":"2021-05-18T17:17:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T16:17:42","slug":"emily-bendell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/emily-bendell\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Bendell: BlueBella"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>Emily Bendell, 30 <br>Company:<\/strong> BlueBella <br><strong>Web:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluebella.com\" target='\"_blank\"' rel=\"noopener\">www.bluebella.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Described by founder Emily Bendell as specialising in &ldquo;sensual products aimed at the Sex and the City generation&rdquo;, BlueBella is carving its own niche as a&nbsp;luxurious but affordable&nbsp;lingerie and &lsquo;love stuff&rsquo; specialist. The company distinguishes itself from its competitors through its network of &ldquo;social sellers&rdquo;; as well as selling its range of lingerie and products online, Bendell has modernised the &ldquo;party plan&rdquo; sales model, giving hundreds of women the chance to earn money as BlueBella consultants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Despite the fact some are uncomfortable with the business&rsquo; maison d&rsquo;etre, (including a certain Anne Widdecombe, who declined to present Bendell with a business award she had won), BlueBella has received over&nbsp;&pound;200,000 from private investors, as well as &pound;50,000 from female angel group Addidi. 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