OUR JOURNEY THROUGH THE VETIP PROJECT Anita Shukla

BIRMINGHAMBITION A Birmingham based social enterprise A Birmingham based social enterprise Works with a wide range of people, businesses and organisations Works with a wide range of people, businesses and organisations Developing programmes and projects Developing programmes and projects Promotes wellbeing, learning, skills development and creating employment opportunities Promotes wellbeing, learning, skills development and creating employment opportunities Works with disadvantaged and unemployed youth Works with disadvantaged and unemployed youth

HOW IT ALL BEGAN We were involved in VETIP from the very beginning We were involved in VETIP from the very beginning Wrote the bid in partnership with Clevercherry Wrote the bid in partnership with Clevercherry Wanted to update our programmes Wanted to update our programmes Offer students a new route to success Offer students a new route to success Find a new way to deal with shortage of suitable jobs Find a new way to deal with shortage of suitable jobs Ecommerce entrepreneurship as a career path Ecommerce entrepreneurship as a career path

OUR BENEFICIARIES Main group was year old apprentices Main group was year old apprentices More established ‘one man band’ businesses More established ‘one man band’ businesses Disadvantaged and unemployed groups Disadvantaged and unemployed groups Real mix of abilities, from almost non-existent skills to highly proficient but with little direction Real mix of abilities, from almost non-existent skills to highly proficient but with little direction Very different levels of motivation Very different levels of motivation

WHAT WE ACTUALLY DID Ecommerce workshops with apprentices and work skills learners Ecommerce workshops with apprentices and work skills learners One-to-one support for external entrepreneurs One-to-one support for external entrepreneurs Business mentoring for potential start-ups Business mentoring for potential start-ups Specialist workshops in product photography, content marketing and social media Specialist workshops in product photography, content marketing and social media

THE DIFFERENCE IT’S MADE Three newly established ebusinesses Three newly established ebusinesses One already proving very successful One already proving very successful Hopefully more to come very soon Hopefully more to come very soon Several young people in employment Several young people in employment Ecommerce now an integral part of programmes Ecommerce now an integral part of programmes

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