After
30 years of working in the law industry, David hit a brick wall. His career was
at a standstill, the industry was changing and he saw no progression.
Deciding
that his job was no longer giving him the satisfaction it once had, he made the
decision to hand in his notice. After the Christmas break, he began to make
lists of things to do and they all pointed back to one thing, football
coaching.
David
explains: “I’d toyed with the idea of doing this over the years, but never had
the guts to do it. When I made the big decision to quit my job, I made lists
and everything was pointing back to that one thing.
“What
do I enjoy doing? What do I want to get paid to do? It was all pointing back to
football coaching.”
After
researching the industry and deciding he wanted to start his own business,
David rang the St Helens Chamber Business Start Up support team, which is part
of the Enterprise Hub.
David
was invited in to meet with a dedicated business Start Up adviser to discuss
his business plan and attended a series of free Start Up Workshops, designed to
teach him the tools for becoming self-employed.
David
said: “The support from the Business Start Up team helped me immensely. I was
guided through every step of my business plan.
“The
backup I got from the 4 workshops was fantastic. I learnt an awful lot. If you
lay down an idea someone will tell you that it’s a great idea or politely say
‘what are you talking about?’
“Steve
has been absolutely fantastic at guiding me throughout, he’s pushed me in the
right direction making sure that I think through my ideas and I’m not dreaming
of the unachievable.
In
just a few months, David was ready to launch his business ‘Enjoy Football’,
which has now been trading for almost one year.
Enjoy
Football provides football coaching for children as young as three, up to
adults of 74, with its range of football, futsal and walking football sessions.
Recently
David has worked with Wargrave Big Local on a project to encourage residents to
get involved with walking football, which showed great success.
David
added: “I’m very interested in the health and wellbeing side of things and
bringing the sessions to people. Where I can, I’ll come to people and find
locations to deliver sessions near them.
“For
me to get to six months was brilliant, now I’m almost at 12 months and I know
that we’ll get there. Then I’ll set a new goal, something realistic that I’ll
enjoy working towards”.
St
Helens Chamber is part of Enterprise Hub, the enterprise gateway for business
start-up support in Merseyside. Offering expert advice and support to
anyone thinking about starting a business including help to:
- Understand the process of starting
a business
- Research a business idea
- Build a comprehensive business plan
- Develop a marketing plan
- Create financial forecasts to
understand the costs of running your
business and potential income
- Identify sources of finance to get
started
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