New Hull Start-Up Kit - Young Entrepreneurs

On 6th June 2013, young entrepreneurs in Hull will have yet another tool to support them in starting a small business. The Hull Start-Up Kit is a comprehensive guide to starting a business in Hull for young people, with case studies, details of support services and funding streams available in the city.

The 170 page book has been backed by Hull City Council, Malet Lambert School , and KC, and contains quotes from BBC Apprentice stars Ruth Badger and Claire Young. Also supported by the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, who will be announcing big changes in the coming weeks, young people applying for grants through the bank will have the opportunity to use the Hull Start-Up Kit through their first steps into entrepreneurialism.

The Hull Start-Up Kit also includes £500 worth of offers from Enterprise Nation partners.The Hull Start-Up Kit will be released during the Youth Enterprise Summit as part of Biz Week 2013 which will see 165 delegates at Malet Lambert School hear about the city’s successes.

Oliver Wilson, 19, co-chair of Let’s Talk Business, Managing Director of Xuro Limited, co-created the Hull Start-Up Kit with Enterprise Nation. He said:

“I went out to interview a number of young people who had been supported by the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, Start-Up Loans and Let’s Talk Business for case studies. It was great to hear how they were getting on.

“In my opinion, Hull is home to some of the most enterprising young people in the country. It is such a great opportunity for our city’s young people to be able to tell their story.”

12 young entrepreneurs, aged as young as 14, feature in the Hull Start-Up Kit telling the story of when they started up, what support they received and where they are today.

Ashley Liddell, owner of Liddell Personal Fitness, said:

“I was so pleased when I was asked if I wanted to feature in the Hull Start-Up Kit. I am honoured to be able to tell my story to the young people in my city.

“The book is a great tool. I made great use of Enterprise Nation’s ‘Start-Up Loans Kit’ before I applied for my Start-Up Loan. I can see budding local entrepreneurs really benefitting.”

The Hull Start-Up Kit is a local adaptation of the book “The Start-Up Kit” created by Enterprise Nation with a greater, more concise wealth of information for the city’s young people.

Emma Jones, author and founder of Enterprise Nation, said

"There has never been a better time to start a business. There's support on offer at every turn; from peers and local support providers in Hull.

“We were delighted to work with the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank to produce this Start-Up Kit which we hope will see many more people become their own boss!"

The guide is not available for public retail, but will be available for free to applicants of the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank

www.youthenterprise.co.uk