dreams.

Leaving University was one of the scariest most disorientating experiences I ever been through. I was bursting with high hopes and dreams of the career woman I’d always envisioned I’d become, the reality however was extremely different. And after applying for a few jobs it started to set in that maybe it wasn’t going to be all rainbows and Prada pumps after all. Sure enough, it wasn’t long before I found myself back in Retail, smack bang where I was before Uni. Desperate and chomping at the bit to start applying all my new found knowledge after three grueling years as a Marketing student (shout out to Google for that one) I started a wee shop to coincide with my blog, where I bought a few pieces of stock, some of which sold out before they were even in my possession. To say it went well I still believe is an understatement but with no guidance and any student loans a very distant alcho-hazed memory it was hard to progress and as an offer of my dream job finally materialised it seemed silly to take a chance on a dream. Why am I blabbing on about chances I didn’t take? Well one thing I’ve always maintained is my desire to help people achieve things wherever I can (apparently that can also be known as being bossy but I’ll stick with helpful for now) so when I heard about the Virgin Start-Up company for entrepreneurs it really struck a nerve. The mission of this new not-for-profit scheme is to encourage young fresh thinkers just out of university with great business ideas to come forward to invest in their futures and careers via a government backed loan from Virgin and also receive free business advice and their own mentor to guide them […]