by Tom | Oct 12, 2017 | 50 plus Success Stories
The Island’s Over 50’s entrepreneurs are celebrating a great day at Expo 2017, held recently at the Lakeside Park Hotel. It’s the Isle of Wight’s biggest single business event, with hundreds of visiting delegates and more than 50 exhibitors. This year the Over 50’s...
by Tom | Aug 21, 2017 | 50 plus Success Stories
Moira Sugden is a lifecoach, mentor and speaker. She’s about to become her own boss, for the first time in her working life, thanks to the support of the Over50s Start Me Up programme. “I’ve worked for 43 years in the public sector,” Moira explains. “I worked for the...
by Tom | Jun 5, 2017 | 50 plus Success Stories
Martin Timbers set up Isle of Wight Design And Print in 2016 with the support of the StartMeUp Over 50s project. Martin tells us his story and how the project helped him to be his own boss. Being over fifty is no barrier to running your own business. In fact, it can...
by Tom | Apr 28, 2017 | 50 plus Success Stories, News
The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce is supporting older people on the Island by providing help and advice on starting a business or being self-employed. Since 2015 The Chamber has been hosting monthly workshops and providing ongoing mentoring as part of the Age...
by Tom | Mar 28, 2017 | 50 plus Success Stories
Nicola Allen works from home in Binstead, baking and decorating hand-iced biscuits. Inspired by her grandmother Betty, the business is named Little Betty’s Bakes. “We specialise in creating delicious biscuits for you to send as a lovely gift,” Nicola explains....
by Tom | Feb 2, 2017 | 50 plus Success Stories
April Barry runs The Barrington B&B on Park Road in Cowes. A few years ago April was at risk of redundancy in her role as a teacher. The uncertainty made her look for new ways of earning a living. “I was still too young to retire,” April says. “I realised that...
