Support the next generation of Welsh entrepreneurs by sharing your skills and expertise through a brand new mentoring programme.
With matched funding we have supported the 2017 cohort of young entrepreneurs for the Tafflab programme. Fellows' have continued their partnership with one of Wales's largest FE College collectives to support students to test their enterprise idea. Regardless of sector or industry, this project is designed to support the individual to realise an idea.
Using Fellowship support and connections, participants will take part in a mentoring relationship and gain support and advice to help them turn their idea into reality. By acting as a critical friend, RSA Fellows will question the participant and offer tools and tips to help them explore the idea and succeed.
Video: Jess Watkins - a TaffLab winner from the first cohort
Jess reflects on a very successful year.
Her business, Calypso, was supported by her RSA award and her RSA mentor, Gareth Jones, from Welsh ICE (Innovation Centre for Startups in South Wales).
They both highlighted how mentoring had been the key to success.
They also felt that the quarterly TaffLab meetings, where award winners and mentors shared news, had been incredibly valuable.
The project has now entered its third cohort with five more young businesses gaining support. To find out more, see 'project team' below: can you help them? Following on from the collaborative benefits highlighted by the first cohort, they intend to hold a joint marketing event hosted by Coleg y Cymoedd next term.
HOW FELLOWS CAN HELP
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Contact Kathy Seddon and offer your time as an enterprise mentor. We have already found a great selection of Fellows to support our winners but if you think you could help, please do get in touch. You can read brief descriptions of the enterprise ideas below.
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Support the team to evaluate the impact of this work. Kathy is developing the evaluation and is seeking support to measure the impact.
Project Team
Alys Evans
The Cup Cake Van. I would sell cakes and cupcakes in various flavours, as well as possibly some other popular confectionary products like cookies, brownies and cake pops. I would like a fully equipped catering van so that I could travel to different locations ...
Lee Vowles
My business would be making personal or production props. I also wish to do events and charity fundraisers with this business such as going to primary and comprehensive schools to teach Children and teenagers about the creative arts and to do activities ...
Majka Jasinska
My business idea is a portable studio that provides a huge range of hair and make-up services, from coherent hair styling, colouring and cutting, through the more extravagance and sophisticated hairstyles and make-up for brides-to-be, to the expansive ...
Daniel Delahay
The project is to set up a holiday provision for ages of 5 – 11 years of age. This holiday provision will be run multi – sports camp and will run during the 6 weeks holidays. The provision will take place in Merthyr Tydfil, and will employ coaches from ...
Tara Lea Jones 2015 Cohort
Wedding all in one. I am starting my own business which I think is unique. I offer a one-stop shop for someone who is planning a wedding. Not only do I undertake hair and beauty treatments but I also personalise flowers and stationary to the bride's ...
Amber Verona 2015 Cohort
Amber’s Baking Company Patisserie has become my passion, driving my business. Initially I will make macaroons and gourmet ‘treats’ as favours at weddings and corporate events. My ultimate goal is to open a Welsh version of Laduree establishing myself ...
Ceiron Beer 2015 Cohort
CTS-D My company will specialise in crime scene cleaning and pest control. Our base will be in South Wales. I expect to expand UK wide within the next 10 years. I am planning to have 5-10 bases with 2-3 employees per base.
Jessica Watkins 2015 Cohort
Calypso Creative Arts Calypso Creative Arts is a place for all things creative. Inspiring all ages to engage with the arts. The aim is to improve skills including innovation, teamwork, and creative thinking. I want to help participants to stand out from ...
Olivia Hartland - 2017 cohort
LIVly is creating an online presence to offer a “trip advisor” type service for beauty advice.
Sian Hudson - 2017 cohort
Creation City offers goods for sale made from recycled materials and manufactured by students to bring the CG schools together by merging and working as one
Jake Gage - 2017 cohort
F.I.T Shoes (fitness integration transmitter) are shoes that will help Autistic young people and their parents and helpers keep in touch
Dafydd Jones - 2017 cohort
Doze is a location based alarm for public transport, starting off in London. The app also offers other services such as a route planner, live status updates and oyster history
Keiran Lewis - 2017 cohort
Rock n Roll Tyres and Servicing – Family run garage providing an ethical service to the local areas
College Mentor
Bob Todd
Project Team
Chris Saunders
Mentor
Lesley Cottrell
Mentor
Tamsin Stirling
RSA Mentor
Sam Murphy
College Mentor
Chris Bissex
College Mentor
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