FEDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES |
SOMERSET AND WILTSHIRE FSB PRESS
RELEASE PR FSB120 / 120301
Entrepreneurs Flying High in
Somerset and Wiltshire!
Hannah Jones from FSB Swindon
(Photo by John Rose Photography)
This week the FSB in Somerset
and Wiltshire launched a national campaign ‘Championing the UKs Real-Life
Entrepreneurs’ with a sell-out roadshow at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in
Somerset. The museum created an awesome and inspirational backdrop for the
occasion.
An audience of 100 established
and budding entrepreneurs joined in with an entertaining and highly motivating
presentation from serial entrepreneur and best-selling business author and
mentor, Mike Southon “The Beermat Entrepreneur”.
Mike used his mentoring experiences and material from his best-selling books to
give tips on how to increase routes to finance and improve cash-flow, how to
reduce and simplify business tax and adopt a new approach to regulation. He
also suggested ways to open up export markets and incentivise job creation –
and do all this and still enjoy life!
The FSB recognises and supports
local businesses who, through the spirit of entrepreneurship, have set-up and
grown a business, or want to get started. As part of the campaign, the FSB aims
to encourage Government to bring in policies to remove burdens small firms’
face setting up and growing their business, and various activities to profile
and support entrepreneurs will be organised throughout the area.
Six local Real-Life
Entrepreneurs showcased their businesses and their entrepreneur experiences. We
invited each of them to share a top tip for anyone thinking of starting a
business.
Jayne Lunnon from Mendip
Moments said “Believe in your idea and in yourself to deliver it.”
Nicky Saunter from Woolly
Shepherd said “Go for it!”
Liz Oram and Allison Herbert
from www.love-local.com said “Be
patient – things always takes longer than you think!”
Helen Lacey from Red Berry
Recruitment said “Do your research, make a plan, be true to yourself,
stay positive, network, check out your competition, never be afraid to ask and never
give up!”
Clare Aparicio from Evans the
Butcher, Langport, with Dan Jones, her apprentice who has just won South West
Apprentice of the Year said “Be prepared to be working 24/7 - you
are never off.”
Gerry Chandler from
Elephant’s Child said “You can if you think you can!”
Mary Mallia, FSB Development
Manager, said:
“We have enjoyed an excellent
presentation from Mike to kick-start our campaign, which will spotlight the
many opportunities for existing and future entrepreneurs. Thank you to everyone
who has helped make this such a success.
“I am particularly delighted
that two of our campaign partner organisations have been able to celebrate the
strong spirit of entrepreneurship in Somerset and Wiltshire with us – PRIME and
Young Enterprise. Both are working hard to help our entrepreneurs develop their
own ideas into thriving businesses for the future.
“The FSB represents Real-Life
Entrepreneurs across every sector of the economy and every section of society.
While the culture of celebrity entrepreneurs will have spurred people into
starting a business, more needs to be done to make it easier for people to do
this, and we are doing it!”
ENDS
Notes to Editors
- The FSB is the UK's leading business organisation with more 7,000 members in Somerset and Wiltshire and more than 200,000 members across the UK. It exists to protect and promote the interests of the self-employed, and all those who run their own business. More information is available at www.fsb.org.uk
2. To find out more about the FSB’s
Real-Life Entrepreneurship campaign, visit www.fsb.org.uk/campaigns
- For more information on
any of our Real-Life Entrepreneurs please visit www.fsb.org.uk/somerset-and-wilts/real-life-entrepreneurs
or contact Mary Mallia.
- Photos by Mandy Woolford
from John Rose Photography, Salisbury www.johnrosephotography.com.
For more photos of the event please contact Mary Mallia.
Contacts
Mary Mallia: 01249 449 120 /
07917 628 992 mary.mallia@fsb.org.uk
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