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Backing start-up and small businesses
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Created 09/18/2012 - 22:00

Mike Penning was invited to play the role of one of the ‘dragons’ at a Dragons Den style event to celebrate the first year of the Maylands Business Centre. The centre is a Dacorum Borough Council initiative which offers affordable premises to start-up businesses. The aim is to nurture these businesses until they have grown enough to be able to move into commercial premises.

Mike was joined by fellow Dacorum ‘dragons’: Chris Taylor from Dacorum Borough Council, Andy Cook from FFEI and Maree Atkinson from the Federation of Small Businesses. New businesses were invited to pitch for a grant of up to £1,000.

Mike said:
“I was very impressed by the range of businesses seeking investment grants and eight businesses were successful on the day. I welcome this initiative as it shows that Dacorum is serious about creating the right opportunities for people to start up businesses.”

The grants were awarded at a special presentation on 14th September.

The winners were:
• Lush Pups | www.lushpups.co.uk [1]
• Deli-ghtful Foods
• Baby Moments | www.babymoments.org.uk [2]
• Aid4Disabled | www.aid4disabled.com [3]
• Quest Joinery | www.questjoinery.co.uk [4]
• Hemel Stags Rugby Club | www.hemelstags.com [5]
• Grim Reaper Foods | www.grimreaperfoods.com [6]
• Industrial Floorcare Machines | www.industrialfloorcaremachines.com [7]

Maylands Business Centre | www.maylandsbusinesscentre.org [8]

 

 

 

 

Mike Penning with Sophie Cox from Baby Moments at the Dragons Den presentation at Maylands Business Centre [9]
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Links:
[1] http://www.lushpups.co.uk
[2] http://www.babymoments.org.uk
[3] http://www.aid4disabled.com
[4] http://www.questjoinery.co.uk
[5] http://www.hemelstags.com
[6] http://www.grimreaperfoods.com
[7] http://www.industrialfloorcaremachines.com
[8] http://www.maylandsbusinesscentre.org
[9] http://www.mikepenning.com/node/1564