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Going Solo

 For more information:
W: limitlesslearninghub.com
T: 07554 994174

Are you considering Limitless Learning UK was officially “Just do it. A lot of the time people

starting your own born in 2019. Today it offers tuition in have ideas but are too scared to
an array of subjects – as well as exam
take the plunge because they don’t
business in 2022? preparation for SATS, Entrance Exams, think everything is perfect. It is about
Don’t be daunted – GCSEs and A-Levels. realising that it never will be!
grants, mentoring, Natasha made contact with “Break your goals down into
manageable chunks – then the
Worcestershire County Council, which
one-to-one support offers the Enterprising Worcestershire whole thing becomes much less
and specialist advice Programme designed to help budding scary. The key is to start, because
entrepreneurs turn their business ideas
most of the learning you do will be
are all on offer locally. into reality. on the job anyway.”
Natasha Willings, a talented and Their team helped Natasha to access
experienced teacher, decided to take a £4,000 grant (which she match- Enterprising Worcestershire
a break from the classroom three funded), helping to fund a state-of-the- Offers free support through a
years ago. art website to promote her business. start-up club and one-to-one
advice to help turn ideas into a
She knew that the young people She also benefitted from Enterprising promising business.
she’d met who were reluctant to Worcestershire’s offer of one-to-
learn – including students with special one support, mentoring and free Grants of £1,000–£15,000 are
educational needs – often responded workshops run by specialists in areas available to businesses which have
better to different and more creative such as how to set up a business, been trading for less than three years.
teaching approaches. She decided to launching a new product and
channel her passion for helping others developing a social media profile.  For more information:
to learn into a new tutoring service, W: business-central.co.uk/
offering one-to-one, small group and With student numbers growing, eworcestershire/
online tuition. Natasha reached full capacity and is T: 01905 677 888
now in a position to outsource more
“My mission is to bring learning to work to excellent tutors. She is also City Council support
life by making it more memorable, creating new online learning materials
engaging and personalised to my and her ambition is to support students Start-up grants of up to £1,000 for
students,” explains Natasha. from across the UK – and potentially businesses which have been trading
internationally too. for less than 12 months.
“Children learn best when they are
encouraged to have fun, to think out Natasha has advice for others  For more information:
of the box and to take pride in the considering starting a business in the W: worcester.gov.uk/business
work which they’ve created.” New Year. E: economy@worcester.gov.uk

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