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Citation
(2001), "Graduate initiative takes off in rural Wales", Education + Training, Vol. 43 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/et.2001.00443bab.005
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited
Graduate initiative takes off in rural Wales
Graduate initiative takes off in rural Wales
Keywords: Rural adreas, Entrepreneurialism
An initiative helping graduates to stay in Wales and start their own business is achieving positive results. More than 25 graduates with a wide range of business ideas have been on the programme since its launch. Six have successfully started their own businesses. The programme, funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Development Agency, is free. It is delivered on a one-to-one basis through a series of modules lasting up to two hours. Assistance in looking at possible ideas for self-employment, and help to carry out market research, business planning and identifying possible sources of grant aid towards start-up costs, are included in the programme. It is run by Presteigne-based Growth (Graduates Search and Selection) and supported by the Business Connect mid-Wales network. Further information is available from Growth, on +44 1544 267766.