Entrepreneurs are vital to business; individuals who have a vision, can inspire others to join them on their journey and drive the success of our local and national economy. Hertfordshire Chamber recognises this need and through the Entrepreneur Foundation is identifying entrepreneurs who are passionate about their ideas and about turning their concepts into reality.
The Entrepreneur Foundation was launched in 2021 to nurture and grow a new network of enterprising individuals; offering a two-year initiative of guidance, training and support, supplied by Founder members, by Supporters and, of course, by the Chamber itself. For 2022, we are delighted to welcome DUA Accountancy and Business Consultancy, Croft Communications and Strand PR on board as Supporters for the initiative. Founder Members
Supporters
Strand PR
Strand PR will be helping passionate business innovators take their ideas from concept to reality after signing up for the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce’s Entrepreneur Foundation.
Croft Communications “At Croft, we are delighted to be supporting and helping to nurture and encourage entrepreneurs via the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce’s Entrepreneur Foundation.” “Having grown from a small telecommunications company to a nationwide communications and managed service provider, we understand the common issues faced by all SMEs - the need for growth / budget constraints - whilst recognising that every company is different, with its own particular challenges. Using this experience and expertise across our team, we look forward to being able to help support businesses within the programme, focusing on the use of new technologies and automation tools to better communicate with audiences and assist growth.”
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The award-winning PR, communications and marketing agency supports businesses to communicate key messages to their target audience in the right way and is keen to use its experience to support the Chamber’s programme. Laura Pearce, Strand Founder, said: “As an organisation that has spent the past two years championing businesses as they negotiate a pandemic, we have seen first-hand the complexities of taking an idea from whiteboard to board room.
“This year we want to help those people with great ideas, bring those ideas to fruition.” Strand PR will host a number of Chamber-backed workshops throughout the programme’s life cycle with sessions including strategic planning, digital marketing and public relations. These will build on events and resources already provided by the Chamber to benefit budding entrepreneurs. Laura said: “We look forward to celebrating the success of those taking part in the programme.”
DUA Accountancy & Business Consultancy
When Rakesh and Barry launched DUA nearly 30 years ago, the mission was simple: put the client at the centre of every decision and service provided. We were a start-up once, we’ve travelled your road and that ethos of helping small businesses prosper will always be at our core. Our expertise in supporting start-up and high growth businesses has made the Entrepreneur Foundation a perfect initiative to nurture businesses and business owners for a better tomorrow. As entrepreneurs, life “at the top” can be lonely. The importance of sensible, trusted advice is paramount
to a business’s success and this is why DUA do what we do. We aim to provide collaborative support for mutual growth! The team at DUA not only get the basics right – we go above and beyond to give our clients’ businesses every chance of succeeding with our bespoke commercial advice.
If entrepreneurs are achieving their personal and business goals, we’re achieving ours! By working to understand clients’ individual requirements, our support can free up entrepreneurs’ time to focus on doing the work they’re passionate about. Our knowledge is your power.
