Fresh
Start Project:
The project, Fresh Start, also involves the
Shaw Trust.
Fresh Start is aimed at female entrepreneurs and
particularly those in minority ethnic groups and will help improve
their business skills and create a number of new businesses in the
area. The main purpose of the project is to offer advice, support
and guidance in establishing a new business and to give ongoing
support as the business progresses. The programme is restricted to
females in Suffolk.
They can expect a package of business support
which includes a business idea research day, a business skills and
planning course, training in assertiveness, confidence building and
motivational skills. Training materials will be available in some
different languages and translators may be on hand for courses.
Jessica Moore's role as the local Business
Advisor for NWES, one of the leading Enterprise agencies in the
country, is to be on hand to assist the prospective entrepreneurs
to actually get their business started. Please see
www.nwes.org.uk for more
information.
Jessica would welcome the opportunity to explain
the project further and investigate how the project might be able
to link into your aims so if you would like any more information
please contact her on 07824 346011 or email
jessica.moore@nwes.org.uk.
Fresh Start is provided to the
delegates free of charge thanks to ESF Objective 3 funding, the
support of Learning Skills Council, Ipswich and Suffolk Council for
Racial Equality and the Shaw Trust.
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Annual General
Meeting
Following the business AGM in June when new Trustees were
elected and our annual accounts were approved by members, the
second part of the AGM was held at Suffolk County Council's
Endeavour House on 27 September 2006. The Guest Speaker was
Councillor Jeremy Pembroke, Leader of Suffolk County Council.
We were entertained by ghanaba arts and
Ipswich Dholi's Dhol blasters (see pictures
below).
The refreshments included a selection of
buffet foods from Portugal, Poland, Russia, China and India.
Here are a few pictures of the event - including a few words about
the Ipswich Dholis - please click on the following link
IpswichDholi.doc
Please click here to see a copy of our Annual
Report.
AnnualReport0506.pdf