Aimee swaps partying for her own business


TEENAGE entrepreneur Aimee Hobbs’ love of make-up started when she was in her teens, writes Jade Schopman. Now the 19-year-old is set to


open her first make-up studio in Maidstone town centre, despite being told by teachers she was “too clever” for the beauty industry. Aimee, of Simpson Road, Snod-


land, says she aims to be living proof that you do not need a de- gree to succeed in life. The former Maidstone Grammar


School student said: “As soon as you tell somebody you’re going to college to study make-up, they au- tomatically think you’re stupid. “I’m proof you can have really


good grades but still want to do something other than university, like you are pressured to do in school.” Aimee started her business from


her bedroom and practised on her friends before setting up an Insta- gram page to showcase her work


and book potential clients. She now employs a trainee artist at Aimee Hobbs Make-Up Studios


and is set to open her own shop at the Royal Star Arcade. She said: “I was one of two peo-


ple in my whole year to go to col- lege – it’s just something schools, especially grammar schools, do not encourage you to do. “At my college enrolment, the


teacher saw my grades and told me ‘you are way too clever for this, you should be at uni.’ “I want people to know univer-


sity is not the only route to success. I left school at 16 and was quite badly bullied, I didn’t have a rea- son to stay there after my GCSEs. “People say I’m lucky to be get-


ting my own shop, but I’ve worked hard for this. I have had to make a lot of sacrifices to get here. “My friends say I’m wasting my


youth because instead of partying at the weekend,


I stay in, earn


money and build my business. “I went against what was ex-


pected of me to create my own opportunities.”


Man jailed for


attack at hotel A MAIDSTONE man who at- tacked a woman at a hotel has been jailed for 16 months. The court heard how Nathan


Lewis put his hands around the girl’s throat and squeezed until she passed out. He also punched the woman, from Gillingham, in the face several times. Maidstone Crown Court was


taken through the events that led to the attack at a hotel in Bromp- ton Road, Gillingham, on the morning of February 22. The 21-year-old, from Leicester


Road, was later arrested in a nearby street. He admitted caus- ing actual bodily harm. The sentence was imposed at


Maidstone Crown Court on Fri- day, November 1, along with a five-year restraining order. PC Harry Groves said: “This


appalling assault left the victim traumatised and with lasting emotional effects. She sustained injuries to her face and neck in an entirely unprovoked attack. “I am pleased the courts have


recognised the serious nature of this incident.” Business Focus


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