Defining Moments

In the past I’ve worked for large corporate companies and found that I didn’t quite fit in. The work simply wasn’t rewarding and you had to do exactly as you were told so there wasn’t any flexibility. I’m disabled and I suffer from mental health… read more

Lifestyle Story

I think you need to be prepared to make sacrifices; my house is an absolute tip at the moment but I’m not going to do any more on it until I’ve got an income from the business. There’s things that I’ve had to put aside in order to make my business a… read more

Challenge

Finding the right support and advice has definitely been a challenge. Getting somebody to believe in you and being able to help you move forward; I think that’s one of the biggest things any entrepreneur has to face.… read more

Success

I think success is all about personal achievement. You can get paid a lot of money, but to me that’s not success. Success is being happy and content in yourself, something that you’ve done for you and your family. I’ve got so much passion for what I… read more

Aspiration

I’ve got so much enthusiasm to do things right and to do things for myself. I just need to get on and do that now and get over the challenges that I’ve faced in the past. The idea that I have is to start up a new pet store, but one that is unique. I… read more

Support Story

Because I’d just walked out of my job, I had nothing to lose. So going out and talking to people about my idea was the next phase. I met with Financial Inclusion in Newcastle and that was a major step forward for me. I already had the enthusiasm for… read more