Sustainable Enterprise with the Princes Trust John OReilly Central - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

John O’Reilly Central England Director

East Midlands 2007-13 ERDF Competitiveness Programme Annual Information Event Monday 31st March 2014

Sustainable Enterprise with the Prince’s Trust

The Project

• Targets 18 – 30 year olds, unemployed or working less than 16

hours per week

• Support and guidance for those interested in starting their own

business

• Mentor support
• Access to grant funding and business coaches
• Link2Business networking events
• £6.25m project, £4.48m from ERDF. February 2012 – June 2015

Where

• Corby - Corby Borough Council
• Derby - Derby City Council
• Leicester - Leicester City Council
• Lincolnshire - Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District

Council, Lincoln City Council

• North Derbyshire North Nottinghamshire - Ashfield District

Council, Bassetlaw District Council, Bolsover District Council, Chesterfield Borough Council, Mansfield District Council

• Nottingham - Nottingham City Council

Young Person’s Journey

• Progression

Mentor (2 years)

• Identify other potential

programmes / providers

Working in Collaboration

Corby Derby Leicester Lincoln NDNN Nottingham

Outreach Northants Probation Ingeus Spring to Action Boston College Framework Aspley Community & Training Centre Information Sessions Jobcentre Plus Hope Centre Connexions Oak House Business Centre The Crossing The Pavilion Explore Enterprise Course Corby Enterprise Centre University of Derby LCB Depot Fairfield Enterprise Centre The Hive Nottinghamshire Deaf Society Business Growth University

• f Derby

Derby City Council Trading Standards Lincoln City Council Chamber of Commerce Experian

Impact (February 2012 – February 2014)

Corby Derby Leicester Lincoln NDNN

Nottingham

Total

Target June 2015 Young people attending an Information session

196 376 718 677 457 469 2893 4040

People assisted

125 229 371 419 290 265 1699 3120

Business starts

21 58 92 101 50 55 377 726

Jobs created

23 64 95 112 55 55 404 800

Businesses assisted to improve performance

6 36 40 51 52 29 214 500

Ruth Discua - Derby Vocal Academy

• Unemployed when she came to the Trust in 2012
• Secured £1,500 start up grant to buy musical equipment for her music

performance business, Derby Vocal Academy.

• Supported by Gen Doran (Enterprise Executive), Alan Mulvany (Business

Mentor) and Paul Durrant (Business Coach)

• Received £2,900 Growth Grant to buy new equipment as she takes on new

students as well as expanding in to corporate and leisure

• Signposted to the DNCC’s ERDF E – Business workshops
• She’s become an Inspirational Speaker for the Prince’s Trust Explore

Enterprise Course

• Teaching more students and performing http://derbyvocalacademy.webs.com/

Neelam Atique – Dollies Bakery

Unemployed for 2 years when she came to the Trust in 2012

• Always enjoyed baking at home for friends and family.
• Attended Explore Enterprise Course to see if self employment was right for
• her. Received £150 test marketing grant which she used to attend a Food

Enterprise Course in Leicester.

• Received £1500 start up grant to purchase baking equipment, insurance

and marketing materials to set up Dollies Bakery so she could sell her cakes, cupcakes and cookies

• Supported by Chrissie Packwood (Enterprise Executive), Maggi Evans

(Business Mentor) and Sam Dalby (Business Coach).

• Her business has been trading for over 12 months and going from strength

to strength with a new website, more cakes and more customers.