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✨Spotlight on... Skate It Yourself
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Skate it Yourself provides skateboard lessons and parties for 5-19 year olds at venues in Huddersfield and Halifax. Set up by keen skateboarder Kierhardy Ansell, SIY inspires young people to take up skateboarding and improve skills in a fun and engaging way.

Creating the idea for the business in his late teens, Hardy took the plunge in his second year at the University of Huddersfield and applied for Enterprise Placement Year 2018/19 which allowed him to turn his dreams into a reality. A start-up grant allowed him to purchase skateboards and further funding enabled him to acquire pads, helmets and ramps.

Hardy was runner-up in the Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards 2019 and received £15,000 seed funding and a fully paid intern.

Opening up his own skatepark where he can host classes and provide access to the public for extra revenue is part of his future ambitions for the business. Plans also include opening up a shop selling skateboarding gear, as well as his own bespoke merchandise.

✨ Spotlight on... CookingwithFeem
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Cookingwithfeem, is a bakery founded by Feem Patel in 2023 alongside his English degree. CookingwithFeem prides its self in baking the best brownies and San Sebastian cheesecakes one can find.

CookingwithFeem was born from a love of cooking/baking since he was a child. Being the youngest of 5 siblings, it meant that he was always in the kitchen with his mum. Years down the line Feem started experimenting with different foods which opened his horizons. With encouragement from friends and family Feem opened a his social media page since he would always send pics to the family group chat. And the rest is history!

It all started from home, and Feem is currently planning on opening a unit soon. With support from the University and Enterprise Team, Feem sold savoury food such as Biryani and pakoras along with the signature brownie on the university campus through it's 'Supper Club' initiative! Supper Club was a major success and gave me the momentum to hit over a thousand followers and create enough revenue to start upgrading equipment from home.

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Meet Holly Ramsay, the Founder of The Neighbourhood Threat. Specialising in bespoke homemade homeware such as cushions, lamps and kitchen mugs to name a few, Holly's unique brand offers everything you need to satisfy the comforts of home life.

The Neighbourhood Threat was established in 2017 when Holly began by reselling vintage clothing during her studies at college. Since then her business has taken a new direction and she is doing a pretty good job of it too!

The Enterprise Team were aided Holly and her business venture with starting an e-commerce site, providing financial support and obtaining useful equipment like banners and business cards. Holly explained that "it all keeps getting better" and that she is "getting more sales which keep going up and up."

We're extremely proud of Holly, and we're even happier to share stories like these to stress the importance of supporting smaller independent businesses during Covid-19.

✨ Spotlight on... Fox & Windmill
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Swipe to read the story behind Fox & Windmill and founders Habiba & Sara started their journey while studying at University of Huddersfield
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Fox & Windmill is the UK’s first indie publisher for British South Asian writers. Fox and Windmill publishes adult fiction, fantasy and Sci-Fi stories from writers of SA backgrounds. They have published and launched our first book, an anthology of short stories and poetry, debuting fifteen writers; Into the Wilds.

Fox & Windmill was created by Habiba Desai and Sara Razzaq in 2021 to writers from minority backgrounds to get their work published.

One of the highlights of running Fox & Windmill was launching their first anthology at Bradford Literature Festival, where Habiba and Sara had first met as volunteers - full circle moment!

In the future, Habibi and Sara hope to be able to publish 5 books a year, secure their own office space and take on running Fox & Windmill.

Watch this space and make sure to check out foxandwindmill.co.uk and follow them on Instagram, Facebook. X and Linked !

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