Pictured: (l-r) Jacinta Ingham from Whinberry Antler with
Fay Easton, founder of StartUp Shropshire
Telford International Centre was buzzing with the sound of
business last week as the StartUp Britain bus arrived in the
town.
The arrival of the bus marked the Shropshire launch of an
'entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs' campaign to help develop and
nurture the UK's up and coming businesses.
Key figures from Shropshire's business community, as well as
budding entrepreneurs, StartUp local champions and members of the
StartUp Britain founding team, were on board the bus to share
experiences, give and receive advice and guidance, and join forces
with other like-minded individuals.
Fay Easton, StartUp Shropshire's Local Ambassador, commented:
"On behalf of the StartUp Shropshire team, I just want to say a
huge thank you to StartUp Britain for arranging that one of the 14
national destinations would be Telford - this is after all, the
true birthplace of industry."
At the StartUp Shropshire event were budding local business
people including Sarah Howe, who has recently launched a business
selling collagen drinks, and Peta Green who, with her husband, has
launched a hand-painted furniture business. Jacinta Ingham, a new
young entrepreneur is launching a company called Whinberry Antler
in Shropshire; Jacinta won a state of the art laptop computer in
recognition of her innovative start-up business, which specialises
in fabric design, re-upholstery and home furnishings.
Fay Easton added: "We hosted this aspirational 'start up event'
on the day that the International Monetary Fund announced that the
UK's growth plans had been downgraded. Across the UK new businesses
are being formed, and every day I meet truly inspirational
individuals who have fantastic business ideas and who are working
hard to put those ideas into practice. All these individuals need
is the support and guidance to help them start, become successful
and to really thrive - and these new starts will make a real and
positive difference to the UK economy.
"The StartUp Shropshire campaign will help young new start-ups
in our county and the StartUp Britain campaign is rolling this help
out across the country. On behalf of the whole team, I'd like to
thank everyone who volunteered their time and effort to help make
this StartUp Shropshire event such a success. Without the belief
and passion of the local business community, events like this
wouldn't be possible and talented young people from across
Shropshire would not be given the opportunities they need to
shine."
For further information on the StartUp Shropshire campaign
please contact Fay Easton on 07944 189436 or email
fay@shropshireenterprise.co.uk.