Dance studio owner knows the steps to success

Katie Geddes is a trained dancer who, in 2009, combined her professional skills with an entrepreneurial spirit and set up The Dance Studio Leeds (DSL). Classing the business as ‘beyond start-up but still in growth phase’, Katie went along to Meet a Mentor late last year. She chatted to us about the outcome and told […]

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Get the Idea goes live

This month, Get the Idea, the learning programme the IOEE has developed in collaboration with global hair stylists TONI&GUY, is going live. Pilots have taken place at a number of educational institutions and we’ve been delighted to hear what learners and tutors think! For some months now, the IOEE has been working with TONI&GUY to […]

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Spark the Change – Apprenticemakers hosts panel of small businesses

SFEDI-led not for profit, Apprenticemakers, which supports small businesses interested in apprenticeships, is hosting a panel discussion at the Spark the Change conference at The Brewery in London on July 5th. The panel will be made up of small businesses that have employed apprentices and have created real change in their business and the wider community. Spark […]

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IOEE at Venturefest West Midlands

Late last month, a few key members of the IOEE team attended Venturefest West Midlands, a great day-long event that allows entrepreneurs, investors, innovators and enterprise agencies to connect with one another in new and rewarding ways. Held at Birmingham’s NEC, Venturefest is a unique gathering that welcomes enterprising people from across all sectors. It […]

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