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Barnsley Start Up helps 19 year old entrepreneur launch wedding entertainment business

A 19 year old student entrepreneur has set up a wedding entertainment business with the help of Barnsley Startup at the Barnsley Business and Innovation Centre.

Wedding singer Victoria Lauren needed capital to put herself through university, and wedding entertainment at the weekend seemed perfect, so she saved money for startup costs to buy her own equipment from a part-time job.

Victoria said: “Everything has happened really quickly, a friend of mine told me about Barnsley Startup as they helped her set up her own business which is thriving, so I decided to contact them and signed up for their open day which was only a couple of weeks ago.

“I decided to start up my business immediately ,I’ve thought about it for long enough, plus the person I spoke to was really friendly, encouraging and full of helpful advice.

“I am attending the BBIC workshops for 5 weeks and learning how run a successful business for example, how to reasearch and market my business.

“They have already provided me with contacts and an opportunity to showcase my singing at the opening of a new venue at a large hotel.

“Consequentially, I have quickly recorded a few songs onto cd’s to distribute at the event along with my business cards, with a website under construction.

“I would like to be able to tailor packages to the requirements of each individual couple.

“I aspire to be an Opera Singer, and this is only the beginning of my career; my first tentitive steps towards being a self employed singer.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .