Alex Polizzi arrives in Kettering to help a struggling family bridalwear business, where owner Anne Preece is struggling to stop profits from falling, year after year.

Alex Polizzi comes to the aid of a family bakery in scenic Padstow, Cornwall; the Chough Bakery has been struggling every winter, despite good business during the summer months.

Alex Polizzi offers her business advice to a struggling family car repair garage in Manchester; Jan Lord strives to bring her business out of increasing trouble.

Alex Polizzi is called in to a faltering fancy dress shop in Essex; in 2011, owner Adele takes out bank loans to prevent the business going bust; Alex then discovers that Adele is a stockaholic.

Alex Polizzi helps a family run business centered on a working windmill in Norfolk; she faces challenges from recent disasters, strained family relationships and a sprawling business model that needs attention.

Alex Polizzi is in London to help save Alf Onnie's interiors shop that has been specializing in fabric and curtains in East London since its set up in 1920.