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Youth enterprise initiative secures funding boost
Business

Youth enterprise initiative secures funding boost

A campaign to encourage young people across Telford and Shropshire to ‘make their own jobs’ has secured a much-needed funding boost from a €400 million scheme to stimulate the region’s economy.

13 Feb 2013

Shropshire's young entrepreneurs invited to attend special event
Business

Shropshire's young entrepreneurs invited to attend special event

Young entrepreneurs from across Shropshire are being invited to attend a special event that will help them kick-start their own business venture.

8 Feb 2013

Shropshire start-up loan scheme sucess
Business

Shropshire start-up loan scheme sucess

Shropshire’s reputation as a hot bed of entrepreneurship has risen even further after a £112 million initiative to boost start-up business revealed the county-based delivery partner, Young Britain, was the second most active organisation for youth enterprise in England.

5 Feb 2013

2013 – The year of Shropshire's young entrepreneurs
Business

2013 – The year of Shropshire's young entrepreneurs

2013 has been declared the Year of the Young Entrepreneur in Shropshire as Telford Enterprise Hub launches its New Year call for the county’s under 30’s to consider starting their own business to “make their own jobs.”

2 Jan 2013

Young Shropshire entrepreneur cleans up with help of start-up scheme
Business

Young Shropshire entrepreneur cleans up with help of start-up scheme

A local teenage entrepreneur is scrubbing up well after her cleaning company enlisted the support of a project looking to boost self-employment for young people across Shropshire.

10 Dec 2012

Shropshire partnership gives youth entrepreneurship a boost
Business

Shropshire partnership gives youth entrepreneurship a boost

An initiative to kick-start youth enterprise across Shropshire has been given a boost thanks to the generosity of a leading local design company.

27 Nov 2012

Shropshire event to be ‘first of its kind’ for youngsters
Business

Shropshire event to be ‘first of its kind’ for youngsters

Aspiring young entrepreneurs across Shropshire are invited to attend a free event that will officially launch a new programme which aims to support people aged 18 to 30 to ‘make their own jobs’.

26 Nov 2012

Football ace Gary helping tackle Shropshire youth unemployment
Business

Football ace Gary helping tackle Shropshire youth unemployment

A highly-respected former England international footballer is helping youngsters across Shropshire achieve the goal of starting and running their own business.

16 Nov 2012

Shropshire youngsters urged to start their own business
Business

Shropshire youngsters urged to start their own business

Youngsters across Shropshire were encouraged to embrace to spirit of recently re-elected President Barack Obama at a special event staged this week to promote self-employment for 18 to 24-year-olds.

16 Nov 2012

Shropshire business owners invited to youth unemployment event
Business

Shropshire business owners invited to youth unemployment event

Business owners across Shropshire are invited to attend a special event as part of a campaign aiming to reduce the rising levels of youth unemployment in the county by encouraging 18-24 year olds to start up their own business.

2 Nov 2012

Startup club launches initiative for north Shropshire youngsters
Business

Startup club launches initiative for north Shropshire youngsters

Young people across Oswestry and North Shropshire are being urged to ‘make a job’ as part of a new campaign aimed at tackling the rising levels of unemployment amongst 18-24 year olds.

24 Oct 2012

Bright future for young jobless in Shropshire
Business

Bright future for young jobless in Shropshire

Out of work Shropshire youngsters have been given new hope of a bright future with the opening of Telford Enterprise Hub next week which will help them start their own business.

18 Jul 2012

Business

Small Business Loans Fund set to be launched in Telford & Wrekin

Telford & Wrekin Council has joined forces with Impetus to provide sustainable financial lending to support new and existing businesses and social enterprises.

3 May 2012

Shropshire furniture restoration business brushed with success
Business

Shropshire furniture restoration business brushed with success

A campaign to boost start up entrepreneurship across Shropshire has helped a new bespoke furniture painting venture brush up on the basics of business.

21 Dec 2011

Start-up scheme weaves opportunities for local young fabric designer
Business

Start-up scheme weaves opportunities for local young fabric designer

A young local entrepreneur looks to have sewn up a successful future after enlisting the support of a project looking to boost new business for young people across Shropshire.

14 Dec 2011

Next generation of Shropshire entrepreneurs urged to join the start up club
Business

Next generation of Shropshire entrepreneurs urged to join the start up club

A campaign to kick-start youth enterprise across Shropshire is calling on the next generation of business owners to sign-up to a series of free workshops that will run in the New Year.

6 Dec 2011

Start up Britain comes to Shropshire
Business

Start up Britain comes to Shropshire

A StartUp Britain bus travelling the UK in an effort to encourage people to become entrepreneurs will stop in Shropshire as part of its nationwide tour.

12 Sept 2011

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