LIFESTYLE
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON DISCOVERS ARMED FORCES ENTREPRENEURS
The University of Wolverhampton and the Black Country Chamber of Commerce have come together to deliver a unique, Business Start-up Programme, specifically tailored to meet the needs of Armed Forces families.
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rawing on the Universities success and reputation to provide business growth the Armed Forces Dependants’
Business Start-Up Programme “Supporting the Unsung Hero” gives Service families the opportunity to start their own business with the support of a dedicated business adviser.
The ten Month programme consists of an Introduction to Self-employment session a four day Business Start-Up Course and a seven month Individual and Group Mentoring Programme.
The Dependants’ Business Start-Up Programme is funded by the Armed Forces Covenant LIBOR Fund and has been in high demand since its introduction in October 2013. The programme is open to Dependants’ of Serving Armed Forces
personnel, Veterans and Reservists at no cost and has already been attended by more than one hundred Service Dependants’ from across the UK.
Helen Lloyd-Wildman, the University of Wolverhampton Registrar and Secretary, and the Executive lead on relations with the Armed Forces said, “We are proud to be leading this programme which forms an integral part of the opportunities we offer Armed Forces personnel, Veterans, Reservists and their families. This programme has the potential to create up to one hundred new business start-ups, significantly boosting economy on a local and national scale. The opportunity to expand overseas to British Forces Cyprus in September 2014 and potentially Germany
in 2015 is important for families who are struggling to find employment and those who will be affected by the MoD’s rebasing plans when they relocate from Germany to the UK over the next few years.”
Holly Savage joined the University of Wolverhampton’s Dependants’ Business Start-Up Programme in June 2014. After finding it hard to maintain her career in financial services because of continuous relocation and the demands of a military lifestyle, she took the opportunity to start her own business creating personalised, graphic design gifts. “I want to maintain my independence and have a successful career in my own right. The name ‘Unsung Hero’ is the perfect title for the University of Wolverhampton’s business start-up programme. The course is tailored to meet the needs of a service spouse and addresses the difficulties many of us have experienced in maintaining traditional
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