Rural road shows come to a successful end
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More than 20 of the Rushcliffe District’s over-45s braved the Nottinghamshire snow and ice yesterday. They were taking advantage of the work, training and self-employment advice on offer at PRIME’s final event in the 45+ rural enterprise road show, which started last October.
Despite the low expectations for turnout due to the adverse weather conditions, enough visitors made the effort to make this a lively and busy afternoon at the Bingham Methodist Centre. This effort was rewarded with high quality help for those interested in starting or developing a business, and for people looking for help with career changes or training.
Across the 11 events, over 380 people have now benefited from the support and assistance offered by over 50 organisations that have taken part in this programme, and have been introduced to the wealth of support for mature entrepreneurs in the East Midlands.
PRIME’s next events are planned for late March, focusing on Enterprise Awareness in ethnic minority communities in disadvantaged areas of Nottingham City. These events will follow a similar format to the rural roadshow, in partnership with First Enterprise Business Agency, and supported by emda, New Business New Life and the Phoenix Development Fund.
The East Midlands 45+ Rural Enterprise Awareness project has been funded by East Midlands Development Agency, Government Office East Midlands, CREATE (a European Social Fund Equal Project) with additional support from numerous partner organisations.
Peter Bennie
Regional Development Manager - East Midlands
PRIME
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