My adventures in entrepreneurship

I got the idea of the Big One from an experience of a family member. It is "thing to do" for individuals, couples, group of friends in an environment that would interest the British people and tourists. Similar businesses operate in Eastern Europe with great success, but the idea was not brought to the British market yet. My aim is to open a facility in Liverpool or Manchester, build a strong brand and franchise it to other cities in Britain. I do not want to reveal it at the moment, however there is a leading picture... I pet the idea for more than a year now. A year ago I took some basic steps to break down the idea into parts to see what would be necessary for the launch. The business would need a large capital investment even if I want to start it on a small scale and invest in development later. It requires a large size building, some equipment, special features and to maximise its potential, it has to be in a city that is the target of tourism. It turned ...

Hi, my name is Monika Szabo-Helyes and I am a second-year undergraduate international business and management student at the University of Central Lancashire. This year I was selected to take part in the LaunchPad program which is a two years leadership masterclass of the university. As a member of this program, I take part in workshops, seminars, company visits and meet a large network of people to enhance my employability potential. My aim is to work in operations or project management after graduation. Well, that was my current elevator pitch... Not telling much about who I really am. A bit of personal addition: I am a 32 years old Hungarian national living in the UK for 6 years. The only daughter of my parents, wife, mother of a 9 years old boy and a 3 years old girl, mortgage and cat owner. I presume I will talk a lot about my background in the future post, so I cut off now. What is more interesting at this point, that I am also the one who regularly drive my family...