TSR Entrepreneurs Society

I do barista training and consultancy for really cheap.

You aren't my brother....are you?

I'm not, but reading your post above it might creep you out to know my sister is doing Zoology, works at the Zoo, and wants to set up cat shelters on tropical islands. I wonder if our families raised us in a particular way?

Anyone gone through grant funding?

I'm starting an equestrian business. A centre for therapeutic care for horse; basically for post-vetrinary care, training, etc. There are a few in England, but none in Scotland and I want to build this into a teaching and learning facility so lecture theatres for equine vets, farriers, chiropractors, trainers, etc. I have several world-renowned professionals who have written letters of support that they would like to be able to come and lecture and hold clinics at my facility when completed.

Alongside this, I want to run an outreach program to young offenders, drug addicts, and at-risk youths. The plan being to give them not only social and personal skills through equine assisted therapy, but to also give them work experience, training and placements with the professionals who will be using the facility.

So I'm looking at grant funding to get this off the ground. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience of grant writing and were they successful?

wow how have you got world renowned professionals to show internet in going when you haven't even started yet?

You're like 16. Leverage the fact you have loads of hyper active sugar craving lunatics in your local demographic. Why not get your schools permission to run a lunchtime smoothie stall or summit?

If they so no to your idea, tell them that they don't support young entrepreneurship and that you will go to the press and shame their lack of cooperative spirit

What kind of business are you talking about? And what is your specialty? Are you the marketeer, developer, designer?

I agree that taking the first step and getting the confidence to tell people about your idea isn't easy. I always get this slight fear that my ideas will get scoffed at. But its by talking to as many people as possible, that you can reshape your idea, improve your pitch and meet possible partners in the future.

I think an important thing about entrepreneurship is building a strong and well-formed team, which is the area I'm lacking in at the moment. You can't manage a business by yourself, no matter how much effort you put into it, and you have to accept that there will be other people who can do the job better than you.

Ah, thats great.

Can you perhaps write a short review / recommendation on it? When I get the time (possibly after exams), I was thinking of expanding some resources in this forum, such as information on accelerators, startup weekends and recommended reading too!

Any of you read The Lean Startup? I have a copy of the book but haven't had the time to read it yet.

How do you get involved in startups?

Now I work full time I wouldn't have the time to run a full time business, however I could work on it part time. I'd just need someone who can look after the day to day running (a co-founder) whilst I look after the finances.

I've heard a lot about getting involved in start ups but where do you actually find them?