Inspiring Stories
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day!
Thanks to professional help, business advice and most of all financial help from Kent Foundation Christina-K managed to start and successfully grow her business. Read more »
We did it...so can you!
Kate and her brother Tom started Podplus Shop and Clinic in 2005 at The Julie Rose Stadium in Ashford. Tom is an experienced Podiatrist and Kate was newly out of university after studying business. Read more »
It's A Good Sign!
Kent Foundation provided the money I needed to buy equipment for my business. I started in spare room, then a workshop in my back garden and now I am renting my own business unit.
Advice & help from Business Mentor going into it with no experience or knowledge; good to know there was always support available especially in the early daysThe Best Move was renting my own work unit...... added a new dimension to the business, this means I have somewhere to go and can separate business from personal life Read more »
Identify What Your Customers Want!
Laura reached a point where her business needed to expand. She wanted to invest in new marketing and PR to help generate larger orders. Read more »
Starring role at film festival (KM article)
Finding out about the Kent Foundation from a friend, Sam and Anthony from West Kent asked how they could get help putting together a Film and Media Festival in Tunbridge Wells. They met with the Foundation's director for an exploratory meeting where they simply asked for an opportunity to discuss a few ideas. Read more »
Royal Hair & Beauty
Supported by The Kent Foundation, the county's largest youth charity, Deborah launched her business venture Royal Hair & Beauty in February 2007. Read more »
Former University of Medway girl gets top marks at KEiBA
"You can't be an entrepreneur without dreams and hopes." Read more »
Enterprise Experience 2010
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Launch of New Fashion Designers
Fashion News !!
in association with Kent Foundation
It was an evening of fashion indulgence when four young Kent designers presented their range of new women's fashion lines at a Private Launch Event on Saturday evening 19 June. Read more »
Student Success!
Antony, Rishi and Pritesh, three young graduates, are behind the brilliant new company FatMoose, dedicated to making students' lives that much easier by helping them sort out the all-important problem of FOOD. A fantastic idea, yet so simple, Fat Moose is obviously filling a gap in the market.
Antony Chia, a 23 year old computer science graduate explained, "We were all at that stage wondering what to do next, floating round potential ideas, maybe start a small business on the side - and then we were at the pub - our usual Thursday evening get together after lectures. We were hungry, wanted to order takeaways but none of us had any menus or ideas where to eat. And we didn't know anywhere online where we could order food really quickly to find this information. So we developed the idea a little more and entered an ideas competition run by the University, the Student Innovation Ideas Competition. Amazingly, we won the Gold Award for 2009 and it all went from there. Read more »
It's Wheelie Good for Charmaine!
Personal ambition, enthusiasm and inspiration have produced a fresh approach to the mobility scooter market. Read more »
A flexible approach to working
A Mumpreneur, who decided to give up her job to offer support to help people find flexible and part-time jobs in Kent. Read more »
Handcrafted jewellery inspired by Kent
Sian Bostwick produces jewellery with a feminine style and a hint of wonderland inspired by the Kentish countryside and a suggestion of fairytales. Combining deep blue/rich purple anodised titanium, satin finished silver and delicate hand crafted detail to create everlasting jewellery. Read more »
New CEX store opened by Dishal in Canterbury
Kent Foundation for young entrepreneurs has been working with budding young entrepreneurs since 1985. In that time, we have seen many success stories, one being Dishal Patel of the CeX franchise.
Helping in his family business from the age of four, Dishal now 25 years old, has aspired to be a businessman. His inspiration is his father and other family role models giving him determination, enormous energy and an industrious work ethic. Read more »