PROSPERO HOUSE, LONDON
12TH MARCH 2026
HEADLINE SPEAKERS JOE TIDY & SARA DAVIES
Sara Davies MBE is the founder of Crafter’s Companion, a globally recognised craft brand. While studying Business Management at York University, she completed a placement at a small craft company and spotted a gap in the market for a tool to create bespoke envelopes for handmade cards. With support from her retired engineer father, she designed and launched The Enveloper, which became an immediate success on TV shopping channel Ideal World, selling 1,500 units in the first ten minutes and 30,000 within six months.
Building on this early success, Sara developed a full range of innovative craft products, graduating with a first-class honours degree while running a business generating half a million pounds in its first year. Today, Crafter’s Companion designs, manufactures and sells its products worldwide.
Sara was awarded an MBE in 2016 for services to business and the economy, and in 2019 became the youngest entrepreneur to join BBC One’s Dragons’ Den. In 2024, she received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of York, her alma mater.
She is also a published author of three books: her autobiography We Can All Make It, the craft project book Craft Your Year (2023), and The Six Minute Entrepreneur: 52 Short Lessons for Long-Term Business Success (2024), sharing her experience and inspiring others to combine creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation in their own ventures.