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BUSINESSFACTORY:TheEnterprise Centrein Lytham Road,South Shore

It’s Enterprise Week!And as part of the campaign

Blackpool Council is encourag-ing residents who would like tostart up their own business tovisit the Get Started team formore help and support.

More than 300 new businesses havebeen started in 17 months rangingfrom web designers, dog walkers,cleaning companies, graphics design,private tuition, picture framing, paint-ing and decorating, entertainers

and even a hypnotist!If you’ve got the desire to be your

own boss but need some advice or sup-port, Blackpool’s very own Get Startedteam can help.

ExpertsIf there’s an idea you would like to

get off the ground or want to find analternative way to supplement yourincome – they have the experts to talkto.

Or maybe you’re at home with thechildren and are looking for an idealway to build up your family’s incomewhich can be built around childcare.

So if you live in an FY1 to an FY5postcode, Blackpool Council can helpyou Get Started!

Blackpool is bucking the nationaltrend at the moment having helpedover 280 individuals step on to the lad-der.

What better way to earn a living

than turn something you love doinginto a profitable business.

Did you know that Blackpool Coun-cil has its own Enterprise Centre?

It is a three-storey high building inLytham Road, South Shore, with re-ception area, fully equipped confer-ence and training facilities shared andmanaged by business services in spa-cious accommodation, providing highquality yet affordable accommodationfor your business.

Enterprise Week (November 17-23),part of Global Entrepreneurship

Week, is a national celebration of en-terprise with thousands of events andactivities happening across the UK.

Last year there were over 5,000events and more than half a millionpeople took part, including Blackpoolresidents.

For more information about GetStarted, visit www.realiseyourideas.co.uk or call (01253) 406271.For more information about theEnterprise Centre call (01253) 478819or visit the council’s websitewww.blackpool.gov.uk.

SPECIAL ADVERTISING FEATURE

Sound with visionWEST Coast Radio offers pro-fessional sound and lightingsolutions for every venue.

Friendly staff offer free, pro-fessional advice from hiring asingle microphone to providingfull sound and lighting equip-ment for a large event.

Make sure parties are perfectwith professional sound sys-tems, CD players, amplifiers,mixers, speakers, FM tuners,zone controllers, mood anddisco lighting, microphones,karaoke machine and muchmore on sale or for hire at WestCoast Radio.

Equipment is installed byqualified sound and lighting en-gineers who also inspect, ser-vice or repair any item, what-ever the problem.

Servicecontractsare avail-able toe n s u r ethat alls o u n dand light-ing is ser-viced and

maintained to a high standardand the company also offers acall out service should any un-foreseen problems arise.

Portable Appliance Testingcan be carried out on site or inhouse.

To see how West Coast Radiocan improve your venue call(01253) 838828 or visit the officeon Spen Business Park, CliftonRoad, Marton.

Unique every timeAT Duchess of Grange Eventswe craft innovative event expe-riences for both the public andprivate sectors.

We specialise in working withcreative industry but are happyto offer our services to anyonewanting to de-liver distinc-tive and unfor-gettable expe-riences.

We offer complete event man-agement from inception to de-livery as well as a full range ofancillary services.

Events include exhibitions,album launches, award cere-monies, private parties and oc-casions, product launches, cor-porate functions, dinners and

parties and film screenings.The services we offer range

from venue research and book-ing entertainment and cateringservices, design and dressing,planning and execution, pho-tography and video events,

staffing and secu-rity print andweb services.

The essentialdifference with a

Duchess of Grange experienceis Nathaniel and Bethany Cas-sidy. Both come from creativebackgrounds and are intenselypassionate about what they do.

To find out more please visitwww.duchessofgrange.co.uk, orcontact Nathaniel Cassidy on0844 3571500.

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Get into the frameRED Rose Picture Framing isa long established specialistframer based in Blackpoolwhich also serves the Fyldecoast.

The company prides itself onproviding an expert, bespokepicture framing service offer-ing competitive prices, qualityproducts, an excellent selectionof frames and experienced andskilled staff.

The team at Red Rose PictureFraming has more than 17years of experience in framingmass production, standard sizeframes and bespoke pictureframing.

Trade prices are available tothe public and the workshop atSt Pauls View, rear 207 DicksonRoad, has a wide range of

m o u l d -i n g s ,mounts,backings,glass andframinghardwarefor peopleto choosefrom.

T h eteam canadvise on

the best way to mount itemswhich can include originals,prints, photographs, footballand rugby shirts and boots,awards, cricket bats, golf clubsand boxing gloves.

Customers who visit the shopand mention this Gazette ad-vert will also get 10 per cent off.

Freedom for ladiesLADIES, are you feeling lost,lacking in confidence, or justin need of some motivation?

Freedom Clinic could be justwhat you need.

Owner Sharon Sinclair is off-ering life coaching classes forwomen who may have lost con-fidence or direction and want ahand to get them back on track.

She said: “I don’t have the an-swers but I can help people findthe answers from within them-selves. We all need a bit of helpnow and then and I encouragepeople to identify where intheir lives they are at the mo-ment, where they want to be –and how to get there.”

Sharon is introducingwomen-only networkinggroups where business women

can meet to offer support, ad-vice and make new contacts

She also wants to make surethe 65+ age bracket are cateredfor socially – especially singlepeople who can feel isolated –and is keen to arrange socialevents to suit all tastes.

Anyone interested shouldcontact Sharon on (01253)316435. The first 10 callers willget one free coaching session.

Buying more timeNOT enough hours in the day?

Well this could be the answerto all your problems!

Your Personal Organiser isaimed to help new and smallbusinesses and people withintheir homes. The service oper-ates in the Blackpool, Fylde andWyre areas where all servicesare carried out personally,offering you the time that youdon’t have.

Your Personal Organiser isadaptable and versatile; everyservice is catered precisely toyour requirements. When youbuy any of the services, beassured you will get value andquality for money.

Your Personal Organiser isadaptable and versatile; everyservice is catered precisely

to your requirements.Buy more time to set up the

program effectively for yourspecific business and then toensure all of the information isentered correctly.

Sparkling cleaningFROM just £19.50, your homecan sparkle from top to bot-tom, with one call to DiamondCleaning.

D i a m o n dCleaning offer aprofessional andreliable domesticand commercialcleaning servicethroughout theFylde coast andcan fit aroundyour busy lifestyle.

All the cleaners bring theirown cleaning equipment andcarry full public indemnity in-surance.

Everything is tailored to fitthe individual client and as wellas domestic properties, thecompany also offers its clean-

ing services for commercialpremises, such as pubs, clubsand offices.

No job around the house istoo big or too small,as the team at Dia-mond will not onlyclean from top to bot-tom, but also carryout domestic choressuch as ironing andlaundry.

For older clients,Diamond will carry outerrands such as shopping, if re-quested, and general assis-tance.

For your convenience, theoffice is open to take phonecalls between 8am and 8pmeach day on (01253) 443404,(01772) 635848 or 0773 321 4578.

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Firm creates perfect signto link to any occasion

Innovative website helpsout resort’s small traders

INNOVATIVE websitebestbuyblackpool has beenset up to help consumersin Blackpool support thelocal community.

The idea for the site wasgenerated from a desire tohelp keep local shop traderstrading during the currenteconomic downturn.

As from December, cus-tomers can search for prod-ucts ranging from male andfemale clothing to bedroomfurnishings and electricalequipment.

Smaller traders acrossthe Fylde and Wyre facecompetition from internetshopping and out-of-townretail parks and by joiningbestbuyblackpool retailerscan become more competi-tive in the marketplace, re-vive interest and tacklethese issues head on.

ImportantShopping nowadays is all

about marketing and con-venience, and in a shrink-ing market making your-self seen and heard is the

most important aspect.

By offering your prod-ucts to a wider market youcan draw custom from fur-ther afield to maximiseyour business, and by usingthe website to discoverlocal products consumerswill be helping the plight oflocal businesses.

Operating over a 7.5mileradius from the centre ofBlackpool, the website in-corporates a 100,000 targetmarket.

ENSURE your lifeis bursting withcolour with LinksSigns and Graph-ics Limited.

The Blackpoolcompany can tendto all your sign anddisplay needs andwill make yourcompany look goodgiven the opportu-nity!

Links Signs andGraphics is pas-sionate about mak-ing a difference forall their clientsfrom businesses re-quiring new signsor a complete re-branding packageor for those simplyseeking the perfectChristmas gift.

In the lead up toChristmas their

special CanvasWraps will go downa treat on Christ-mas Day, or for anyoccasion. Simplyprovide a digital

image and LinksSigns and GraphicsLimited’s expertstaff will do therest! Ideal for pre-sents to loved ones

or just as good forcorporate clientswishing to displaytheir products orservices.

The images willbe re-produced onhigh quality canvasat true photograph-ic quality and thenwrapped on to aframe with fixingsmaking it ready tohang.

But they aremore than justmanuf acturers,staff also specialisein project manage-ment and consul-tancy. For any sig-nage or display re-quirements callShaun Bennett on(01253) 291516.