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January

22nd January - Mid Norfolk Mencap in Dereham are working with the Dereham Area Partnership

Support for Mencap Micro Enterprises!  

 

Mid Norfolk Mencap in Dereham are working with the Dereham Area Partnership to support a number of people with learning difficulties in the area to start up their own Micro Enterprise businesses.  

Although lots of support is being provided by both organisations, further voluntary help is required to support each person.  

To date five participants have started three separate business ventures including “General Office Services” ,including shredding and leaflet folding and distribution, “Gardening Services” including general maintenance and “Log Making” which takes old newspapers which are then recycled and made into logs for fires or BBQs.  

Flagship Housing Association recently helped one of the businesses who used their Dereham office reception area to sell their logs, which as well as giving them a place to sell their products gave them a chance to explain their business venture to the general public. Andy Moulton of Flagship said,” We’re delighted to help the Micro Enterprises develop their businesses and hope we can support them further during 2010”.  

George Hayes from the Dereham Area Partnership who is helping as their business mentor said, “ Each of the participants have done a great job in developing their businesses to date but all need further help and support to develop them further”.  

Do you have a spare hour or two to help people with learning difficulties?  

The project was originally supported with funding through the Learning Disability Development Fund.  

If you are interested or would like an informal chat, please contact George Hayes on 07884 263241 , e-mail: ghayes2098@aol.com or come into Mencap, 33 Quebec Street, Dereham,NR19 2DJ

 

Submited by: Lucy.

Contact number: 01953 456789

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