LEADING business men and women from across Pennine Lancashire have been chosen as role models for local start up businesses looking for help from the No Limits programme.
These inspiring local entrepreneurs have been selected on the merits of their own successful businesses and for their ability to motivate others to follow in their footsteps.
The business champions, as they have been branded, have all started up i
n business alone and received invaluable help along the way from the No Limits programme.
No Limits has secured an initial £30m. to regenerate the Pennine Lancashire economy through supporting new and growing businesses, creating up to 14,000 jobs and 4,000 companies over the next decade.
Ishwer Tailor is leading this project for No Limits and said: "It is great to have these businesses on board, they really help drive the message home to fellow start up companies and can give first hand advice on what help is on offer from No Limits."
One of the champions, Philip Rothwell of Traditional and Modern, Burnley said: "It is nice to be able to give something back to this brilliant programme and also help people who are where I was just a few months ago when starting up my business."
The other business champions selected to represent No Limits are Janet Bailey and Sue Dickenson of Eve for you Lingerie, Patrick Carr and Marc Pickles of Eco-event, Colne, Razia Ahmed Aquarius driving school, Nelson, and Libby Keane, Best of Burnley.
No Limits works with partners including the county council, the local authorities of Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and Pendle as well as Burnley FC, Accrington Stanley and Blackburn Rovers.
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