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Bruce Gunn, a local business man found himself nominated for the presitigious award due to his company contributing positive social change for the community.
By Michael McDaid
michael@eastkilbridepost.co.uk
ll Local community en- terprise Delivered Ne- xt Day Personally (DNDP), has been nominated for the UK final of The Ventu- re, a competition,created by Chivas, that aims to provi- de support for entreprene- urs and startups that create positive social change within their communities.
The UK final is set to ta- ke place on the 18th of Fe- bruary and the winning en- terprise will win £10,000 for their business and will pro- gress to the global competiti-
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Bruce Gunn of DNDP with some of his team
on where the five finalists will have a chance to win up to one million dollars in funding. Delivered Next Day Perso- nally is a courier service whi- ch employs people with disa- bilities and aims to provide a way into the world of work for
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those who find it difficult to find employment elsewhere. The East Kilbride Post spo- ke to founder and proprietor of DNDP, Bruce Gunn, who spo- ke about how the company came into being and what it means to him and his team.
Bruce who suffers from degenerative muscle disea- se which has affected his ability to walk, started the company in 2012 after be- ing partly housebound for over two years, following the onset of his condition ca-
used by an allergic reacti- on to a mosquito bite while on a family holiday in 2008.
lTalking about why he set the company up Bru- ce said:
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