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++Invigorate Sheffield: Do you fit the criteria?

++Invigorate Sheffield was been officially founded today, the 06/02/2012 with the acquisition of our first business client.

++Invigorate Sheffield provide a wealth of opportunities to the start-up business, with a large interest in those managed by young entrepreneurs. Fuelled by profits from our sister enterprise, ++Invigorate Sheffield can provide you with finance, mentoring and the opportunity to develop your business, as well as the support, contacts and customers.

Do you fit the criteria? You don’t necessarily have to have an up and running business, just an idea and the passion to make it happen. We can help you design the route to market, develop your skills, confidence and work together to succeed.

If you fit the criteria simply get in contact with us, either directly, or by hash tagging #++Invigorate Sheffield on the chatter feed. We look forward to working together.

Invigorate Sheffield

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Posted on 2012-02-07 11:09:19 View full story

Chris Howe- Invigorate Sheffield's first investment

Invigorate Sheffield today made it's first investment in a young entrepreneur named Chris Howe. Invigorate Sheffield is a new enterprise that's funded by it's parent company, Two Old Classics. The profits made from TOC are being used to not only re-invest in stock but to make business investments across Sheffield in young entrepreneurs with similar business models, target markets etc. so we can offer expertise to help them grow.

Chris and his business Two Stroke Tuning are a business that buy in, modify and sell scooters with service work offered as an extra. He has great enthusiasm for his business which is what was so compelling about his business pitch. His knowledge and expertise were second to none however it was obvious he struggled with business knowledge and cash.

We are very confident that we can offer Chris good expertise as he is working in a very similar field to us. His business aims at the younger market (Similar to TOC) with excellent modifications. He is also dealing in the Motor Trade industry which is why we are confident we form a superb partnership.

Together with me and Joe, we believe we can offer him a fantastic opportunity to not only grow his idea and make brilliant profits, but to also gain specialist skills in a trade he wants to opreate in with the comfort of not doing it alone. He currently isn't in training or education so we are offering him an opportunity he may not otherwise get.

++Invigorate Sheffield wants to make similar investments in the future to offer young entrepreneurs with specialist skills opportunities to start up and grow their businesses with the help of us to offer advice, investment and time.

Posted on 2012-02-06 15:09:48 View full story

An invite to The Sheffield Business Awards 2012

It was an absolute honour to be at The Sheffield Business Awards last week, the venue was incredible, thank you to #Steve Brailey and the #SIV also thank you to the catering team there on the night as the food was incredible! A massive thank you to the #BIGYEC for all the support.

It was amazing to mingle with some of the top business people in Sheffield as well as so many influential people throughout education from the chancellor of the universities to business people within engineering, manufacturing and exportation. We added so many professionals to our list of leads.

The dress code was black tie and tuxedo, thank you to local rental business #Pronuptia “James Bond’ing” me out!

I was more than proud to take home the award for Sheffield Emerging Entrepreneurial Talent!

Posted on 2012-02-05 22:26:53 View full story