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London software entrepreneur sets up in Manchester and hires 120 apprentices

Eudie Thompson, the CEO of Manchester based software development company, Bright Future had a vision to grow her own talent in the software industry.

She chose Manchester after careful consideration of many places around the UK because of its great entrepreneurial feel.

Bright Future now employs 300 people, 120 of which are apprentices, employed full time some as young as 16.

Based in Media City Eudie calls the company a “commercially confident investment” and says that the most important thing for her was to grow the talent internally within the UK.

Eudie said: “Our competitors are all overseas so we benefit from being on the same time zone as our customers as well as having a greater cultural understanding.

“The challenges we face are growing our own talent fast enough to meet demand of the work coming.

“It’s a vibrant place, and like a lot of software companies has a young workforce, there is a culture of excellence, hard work and fun.

“It’s a very quirky office with reindeer in one corner and an indoor AstroTurf in the other.

“There is a real interaction between all age groups and a lack of hierarchy.

“Our apprentices are employees from day one and they feel like they are part of the business.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Sophia Taha .