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Eco-hub for disadvantaged entrepreneurs

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Eco-hub for disadvantaged entrepreneurs

Southend eco-hub

The eco-hub will support young disadvantaged entrepreneurs in Southend
Up to 90 local entrepreneurs and businesses will be supported through the hub with 16 new jobs created
The hub will include affordable workspace, meeting rooms and conference facilities
The hub has been funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

Setting up your own environmentally-friendly business can be challenging enough, but in a tough economic climate, and little experience, success can be even harder to achieve.

However, with the help of the Southend YMCA, young disadvantaged entrepreneurs have been given a fighting chance, thanks to the conversion of a dilapidated building into a brand new eco-hub facility providing affordable workspace, meeting rooms and conference facilities.

The old St John's Stables, in Southend, has been transformed into the new eco-hub, which will provide vital support to help fledgling businesses during a crucial stage in their development.

27 July 2010