Enterprise Exchange participant case study

We share below a case study from one of our participants.

In May 2019 I became unemployed after a 46-year career as a Dental Technologist. After 6 months on job seekers, no interviews, and no work I was put in touch with the “Shaw Trust” for further help. During one of my meetings the subject of my hobby of painting was discussed and I was told that I could be referred to Enterprise Exchange for business start-up support if I wanted to start my own company.

Enterprise Exchange gave me a “Planning and Starting your business” workbook and a timetable with targets to reach, arranged phone calls from a Business Adviser & Case Manager. Between the book and the calls, I was given guidance of things to do and not do, given goals and organised into starting my own company over the period of 3 months, with backup consultation for another 6 months assistance if needed.

The whole course has been of great help to me, organising me to where I have got to so far in my new career. I am sure without this aid things may have been different, mistakes would have been made, time and money wasted.
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Now I am a self-employed artist with my own company selling artwork on a regular basis, by doing this I have extended my career and bypassed the problem of long-term unemployment.