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Nurturing the next generation of UK entrepreneurs in Greater Manchester

The EnterprisingYou program of GM Business Growth Hub proudly collaborated for the first time with The Prince’s Trust to organise an exclusive meet-up event for young entrepreneurs aged 18 to 30.

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Bittany Fashion and Kayomi

Inspired by traditional African print, Nigerian-born fashion designer Fikayomi Agbola founded Bittany Fashion and Kayomi after being disappointed with the quality of tailoring in Nigeria.

We caught up with Fikayomi at her store to learn more about her business journey.

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Left Foot Forward

After nearly two decades working in the Greater Manchester tech industry, Liam Brennan pursued his ambition to go it on his own and enrolled on EnterprisingYou to help him with his new business.

We caught up with Liam to find out what inspired him to set up Left Foot Forward and how EnterprisingYou helped his business journey.

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Dotty About Braille

Dotty About Braille, founded in May 2023 by Hayley Kellard, specialises in personalised Braille greeting cards, transcribed documents, and labels.
We caught up with Hayley to learn about her business journey and how EnterprisingYou supported her.

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Crazy In Love Designs

Crazy In Love Designs Ltd design, manufacture and sell an exclusive range of home fragrance & candles from their boutique in Stockport.

Founder, owner and creator Rachel Johnson welcomed us into her business to share her business journey.

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Keep this Cracker

Keep this Cracker makes and sells a product that prompts the thought, why hasn’t this been done before? A reusable cracker. The founder of the company created the cracker after being dismayed by the amount of waste being produced, not only by the crackers, but also by the little ‘gifts’ that come in them, that are, invariably, thrown out with the cracker itself.

We spoke to Bea Thackeray, founder and sole proprietor of Keep This Cracker.

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Inspire 321

Reah Coo started SEND consultancy business Inspire 321 to improve the outcomes of vulnerable children and young people.

She started EnterprisingYou following a year break after the birth of her first daughter as she was unsure how to kick start the business again. We caught up with her to find out how she has been getting on since the programme and how EnterprisingYou has supported her and her business.

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Swimmingly

Sarah Hill is a swimming coach specialising in working with adults and is the only qualified Total Immersion coach in Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside.

Sarah joined the EnterprisingYou programme following a recommendation from her partner to take her business to the next level. We caught up with her to find out how the support has helped her so far.

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Top tips to help you promote your business

Whether you're just starting to market your business or are looking at ways to refresh it, we've collected some top tips to help you.

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Top tips to help manage your finances

Our Finance Specialist, Shahin Chowdhury, has listed his top tips to help improve your finances and get in control of your money.

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Manchester Taxi Tours

Manchester’s only taxi driver with a tour guide Green Badge and with over 30 years' experience, EnterprisingYou client John Consterdine offers unique discovery tours of the city. We decided to catch up with the man himself and find out what drives him and his business.

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Top tips to look after your health & well-being

We've collected some top tips with the help of EnterprisingYou clients you can incorporate into your daily routine to help you look after your health & well-being.

Bloomlight Creative

Tajda Ferko started photography as a simple hobby which has grown into a professional food and product photography studio with clients ranging from local start-ups to international brands in just a few years.

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Little Sri Lankan

We catch up with Malanie Tillekeratne and Michael Hooper, two professional chefs and owners of Little Sri Lankan to find out how they achieved peace of mind while maintaining a balance on the tightrope of the ever-changing business environment. 

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