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Left to Right,
George Derbyshire ( Chief Executive) National
Fedeation of Enterprise Agencies. Sandra Edwards - Enterprise Manger NESS
Programme. Amanda Brett, student receiving her Certificate |
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| Darren Hickman receives his award |
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| Kelly Wood receives her award |
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| Elizabeth Wray (right) and Emma Plant (3rd left) receive
their awards. |
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| Back Row : Darren Hickman, Simon Ekins(Business Counsellor
and Course Tutor), Amanda Brett, Pauline Harness (Agency Director) Front
Row : Elizabeth Wray, Emma Plant, Kelly Wood |
Five students who attended the
Grimsby & Cleethorpes Enterprise Agency's New Entrepreneur Scholarship Scheme
have now started their own businesses. The Scheme, which is funded
by The Learning & Skills
Council and sponsored by The National Federation of Enterprise Agencies and
The Prince's Trust provides 90 hours of essential business training so necessary
to successfully set up in business and ensure long term sustainability.
The four businesses are:
A Clean Sweep - a domestic cleaning service run by two
sisters, Elizabeth Wray and Emma Plant who supply all their
own products and materials, provide a first class personal service to customers
covering such activities as regular daily, weekly, fortnightly and monthly
cleaning, one off thorough cleans, spring cleaning as well as ironing, bed
making, polishing etc. With over 7 years experience in the domestic cleaning
service they hope to expand into commercial cleaning services in the very near
future.
The girls said: "without the course we would not have been able to set
up our business on a firm basis and achieve the amount of success that we
have" A
Clean Sweep can be contacted on Grimsby (01472) 586491 or Mobile 07990 826112
Darren Hickman, who had been unemployed for two years before
being accepted onto the Scheme has set up his own car and commercial valeting
business A.1
Valeting. As well as providing full car valeting to the general public
and to the trade - unlike many similar firms - Darren also undertakes the valeting
of taxis, commercial vehicles, caravans and boats.
In conjunction with Humberside
Airport Darren is hoping to provide a cleaning service for businessmen and
holiday makers whose cars left at the airport will be thoroughly cleaned and
valeted awaiting their return An experienced valeter, who gained his years
of experience with a Rotherham based firm; Darren said he "was delighted to
be accepted onto the Scheme which helped me to build on my original idea of
starting up my own business. The course proved to be very valuable to me in
gaining the necessary business skills and helped build up my own confidence
in taking the big step into self-employment so that I can provide a better
future for my family"
Darren can be contacted on (01472) 319845 or Mobile 07963 151420
Kelly Wood was lucky to obtain premises within The Oasis
Health Club in Orwell Street, Grimsby to set up her hair dressing salon Aurora Kelly
provides a complete hair dressing service to both members of the club who
can visit her salon after attending the gym or after other activities and
also to non- members in a very pleasant and relaxed atmosphere Kelly who
has gained her experience working in several hairdressing salon since she
qualified from college said: "The Entrepreneur Scholarship has helped me
enormously in developing my ideas and together with the comprehensive training
I have received has given me the confidence and motivation I needed in setting
set up my business"
Amanda Brett - Hair by Amanda - has set up a mobile service
for customers who prefer to have their hair dressed in the comfort of their
own home. This is particularly useful for people who are at work all day
and who are unable to access normal salon opening hours Amanda says "this
can also be particularly helpful to the elderly, infirm and disabled and
mums who have young children - having lived as a single mum myself I know
that without the business training I have received I would not have been
able to fulfil my ambition" To make an
appointment Amanda can be reached on (01472) 690167 or Mobile 07751 703501
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Pauline Harness, Director Enterprise Agency congratulating
students |
2004-06-14
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