Several years ago a group of Barnsley entrepreneurs created their own support forum to ‘bring-out’ what they needed to learn to master building a better business, this forum has been providing real solutions and facilitating learning for and with each other ever since. At 9am on Wednesday 9th November 2011 this dynamic set of individuals open the doors at Willow Lodge corporate Retreat in Penistone for other local entrepreneurs to share in the benefits and success of what they’ve createRead More....

I was invited to attend a superb event today to see the launch of intensive enterprise support for the students of Barnsley College. It was strikingly obvious that our nextRead More....

I’m feeling the need to tell the ‘start-up’ world about a dynamic and inspirational group of individuals that I have the honour and privilege to walk alongside as they all venture off into the world of enterprise. Last year I facilitated a series of business start-up workshops at various venues across West Yorkshire; one series in particular attracted the same people back week after week to complete the course together. In those six weeks, something in the dynamic created collaboration,Read More....

I'm so thrilled to be working with Jill of JayGo - Touchy Feely Textiles. We're working on a plan to grow the business, first by getting the word out, tell her story and let retailers know how they can stock Jaygo products, and secondly to encourage creative crafters to attend the facilitated textile workshops that Jill holds at her place in the Civic in Barnsley Town Centre. I was lucky enough to be invited to join a small group at Jill's first recycled bag workshop. We each arrived with Read More....