About Us
Smart Savings was founded by Jane Jiwa in 2009. Jane has been interested in personal finance for many years, particularly after seeing a close friend struggling with debt and the stress it caused. Jane was able to help her friend through what appeared to be a complex journey, by taking a series of easy steps.
Jane graduated in Business Studies with a 2:1 and holds numerous post-graduate qualifications in finance, together with the Certificate for Financial Advisers (CeFA). Interested in personal finance, Jane started working in the finance sector where she earned a generous salary in her role with a claims management firm. Yet she grew increasingly uncomfortable with the profit generated by small-print on clients' claims against mis-sold financial products (e.g. bank charges, credit card charges, and mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance).
Jane was unable to reconcile her conscience with the practice, and as a result, left her job and within months had joined the Cornwall School for Social Entrepreneurs. She began to put the building blocks in place to set up Smart Savings, an ethical claims management firm. Smart Savings goal as a Social Enterprise is not private profit, but the financial stability of the local community.
Jane is very proud of the ethical services offered by Smart Savings - financial training, debt counselling and claims management. Smart Savings claims management service enables people to reclaim £1000s, where the charges are transparent and not tucked away in the small print. The accredited personal finance courses and debt counselling can literally change the lives of people who may be struggling financially and emotionally.
In 2010, Jane recruited a (like-minded and committed) board of directors; created seven temporary job vacancies in Independent Financial Advice, counselling and training; and six volunteers placements.
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