Postcard from Irvine Bay

Starting a Business – The Driving School with the difference.

Iain Scott’s Enterprise Island Challenge takes place all over the UK. The aim is simple-to unlock the nation’s enterprise potential. The Enterprise Island Challenge is about people who have always dreamed of starting a business but not done anything about it or have started but need a bit of extra magic-which Iain supplies in full. The Irvine Bay Challenge was sponsored by www.irvinebay.co.uk and North Ayrshire Council.

Colin Surgenor isn’t exactly complaining but his unique method of teaching people to drive is proving so successful that clients are not only passing their test first time, they also need fewer lessons to reach the required level of expertise.

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Starting a business can take two years

Postcard from Croydon: Sue Guerrieri of Sugaplum

Great news from Sue Guerrieri who took part in the Croydon Enterprise Island Challenge. Sue, 34, had dreamed of starting a business for more than 10 years but didn’t have an idea. Her ‘eureka’ moment came after a frustrating day shopping for a bra for her young teenage daughter. Read more

Postcard from Penzance

Jean Howes from Penzance and www.cornishkiddies.co.uk

Jean Howes from Penzance in Cornwall can’t remember a time when she didn’t love fabrics and making things. She got her first sewing machine when she was five and made all her own dolls’ clothes, using patterns she designed herself. But the thought of turning her passion into a business didn’t occur to Jean until her eldest daughter started playgroup and the other mums asked where her dresses came from. Read more

Classified Advertising – Is it worth it for small businesses?

Will Classified Advertising Get You New Business?

One of the hardest things for any new start business is getting sales.

I thought it would be good to have a guest blogger Martin Kitchen from North East Wildlife Tours to outline his experiences.Martin took part in my Enterprise Island Challenge in Wansbeck – which is in Northumberland over a year ago. Read more

Enterprise Island Challenge – postcard from Bradford

Bradford Islander Rubina Khan’s story (crammed into a postcard)

Hi, my name is Rubina Khan and my business is Yarn Spinners Tours which specialises in guided tours of historic Bradford. I began trading in June 2006, just seven months after undertaking an Enterprise Island Challenge. Read more