Aaron Augustus, 21, is one of the stars of Channel 4’s ground breaking
project, Year Dot, which focuses on the dreams and aspirations of fifteen young
people as they go through a life-changing year.
Currently working as a dance/drama tutor, teaching in primary schools,
secondary schools, pupil referral units and community centres, Aaron’s dream is
to set up his own business, the Inspired Youth Dance Company and he has been coming
to Head for Business for advice on his business planning, marketing and communications
strategy.
Aaron is a member of a dance group called UNITY and spends his spare time
working with the group in preparation to compete in the World Dance Championships
in Germany
next summer.
You can keep up with Aaron’s development by watching ‘Year
Dot’ on Channel 4 or through the blogs, messages and videos on the Year Dot
website, where others are invited to give Aaron or any of the fourteen other
young people advice and support and to share their own experiences.
Is Enterprise for Me?
Have you ever thought about starting your own business but
lacked the confidence to do so?
Our new series of Is Enterprise for Me? business
start-up training programmes could be the answer.
Run over six, three hourly sessions, you will get the
opportunity to explore goal setting and time management, to help you focus on
where you want your business to be and some key tools to help you get there;
build confidence and assertiveness and evaluate risk; understand market
research and how it applies to your business; assess how much money you will
need for the business and to manage your home; and evaluate good and bad
practice in customer care.
Aimed at small and medium-sized UK food and drinks producers, this seminar outlines the steps involved in getting products into supermarkets.
Susi Richards (Innovations Manager) from Sainsbury's and Supply Something New will spell out the necessary research, the hidden costs to be aware of and provide guidelines for creating a selling presentation.
Plus a case study by John Gregory-Smith, founder of The Mighty Spice Company.
Soheila Keyani and her business Project Love is the recipient of this month's Business of the Month Award (BOMA).
A self-initiated art and culture project, Soheila started Project Love as a response to visiting a photographic exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, where one photo of two young boys in a jail in Russia captured her attention. Feeling that they looked lost, she wondered how art could make a difference in their lives,
Now, Soheila runs workshops giving people from all walks of life the opportunity to paint pictures and have them sent to others around the world, who also paint pictures and send it to others in a sharing of love.
