2.  Organised by LASARS and Leigh Community Integration Project, with assistance from Greater Manchester Black and Minority Ethnic Network and Refugee Action

3.  To inspire members of the refugee community to think about starting a business or social enterprise.  To help refugees to make contact with organisations that can help take these ideas forward.

4. 25 refugees attended. Why so much interest? Refugees are good at business! Marks and Spencer, Burtons, Pataks

6. Business Training Courses: Market research, Business planning, Finance

7. Can Wigan Council help?  Enterprise coaches?  Grants?

8. The first supplier of halal meat and specialist Asian food in Leigh.  Asim Yassin – talked about what it is like to start up your own business: lonely, exciting, risky.

9. WORKING LUNCH BUSINESS IDEAS  Catering  Hairdressing  Import/ Export  Food processing (African)

10. Paul Carroll, an “Enterprise Coach” has met with 5 refugees this week to help them explore the idea of starting up their own business. Refugees are attending 3 training sessions from the HMRC on tax and running your own business. !!