Case Study - Youth Been Framed
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Michaela Burrell Youth Been Framed Ready For Business Moving beyond Business Start-up: Using the law to connect people With the help of the NBV Enterprise Solutions Ltd (NBV) Ready for Business Programme, many budding new entrepreneurs in the East Midlands are making their dreams a reality and starting their own business. Michaela Burrell from Nottingham is one such entrepreneur. Armed with a background in multiple sectors, Michaela also had a law degree and a genuine wish to make a difference to the lives of young people. Raising awareness of rights and responsibilities Before self-employment, Michaela had worked at a nightclub, in fashion retail and had also volunteered at her local Citizen’s Advice Bureau. She had the idea for “Youth Been Framed”, a business that provides legal awareness training for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, whilst studying for her own law degree. Michaela commented: “It was clear to me that legal awareness could not only help young people to understand their rights when it came to our democratic system, but awareness could also help to educate them that with democracy, comes responsibility.” Michaela was keen to start her own business, but knew she needed sound business advice to move forward. Michaela met NBV Business Adviser Seema Edwards at a networking event and arranged to attended NBV master classes in: book- keeping, marketing, networking, budget development and getting found online. She also received personal business advice from Seema, who added: “Michaela was in a good position, with a great idea and the qualifications to make her business a success. What she needed was more information and advice about how she could shape her business idea; which was where we at NBV could help!” Engaging with the law through creativity Armed with a business plan and sound business advice, Michaela was able to focus on developing Youth Been Framed. She commented: “My approach is unique because it only requires young people to use their passion and talent to engage with the law. Youth Been Framed uses drama, film, media, music and other creative means to establish a learning programme that enhances young people’s legal awareness and creates stronger relationships between them, the society in which they live and the public bodies who run it.” Michaela added: “Young people usually hold either a creative or an intellectual mind-set. My method of engagement gives each young person the opportunity to acquire both, as Youth Been Framed strikes the balance between developing creative skills and gaining intellectual knowledge. This approach closes the gap that exists between intellectual and creative young people and creative young people and public bodies.”
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Michaela Burrell
Youth Been Framed
Ready For Business
Moving beyond Business Start-up: Using the
law to connect people
With the help of the NBV Enterprise Solutions Ltd
(NBV) Ready for Business Programme, many
budding new entrepreneurs in the East Midlands
are making their dreams a reality and starting
their own business. Michaela Burrell from
Nottingham is one such entrepreneur. Armed
with a background in multiple sectors,
Michaela also had a law degree and a genuine
wish to make a difference to the lives of young
people.
Raising awareness of rights and
responsibilities
Before self-employment, Michaela had worked at a
nightclub, in fashion retail and had also volunteered
at her local Citizen’s Advice Bureau. She had the
idea for “Youth Been Framed”, a business that
provides legal awareness training for young people
from disadvantaged backgrounds, whilst studying for
her own law degree. Michaela commented: “It was
clear to me that legal awareness could not only help
young people to understand their rights when it
came to our democratic system, but awareness
could also help to educate them that with
democracy, comes responsibility.”
Michaela was keen to start her own business, but knew she needed sound business advice to move forward. Michaela met NBV Business Adviser Seema Edwards at a networking event and arranged to attended NBV master classes in: book-keeping, marketing, networking, budget development and getting found online. She also received personal business advice from Seema, who added: “Michaela was in a good position, with a great idea and the qualifications to make her business a success. What she needed was more information and advice about how she could shape her business idea; which was where we at NBV could help!”
Engaging with the law through creativity Armed with a business plan and sound business advice, Michaela was able to focus on developing Youth Been Framed. She commented: “My approach is unique because it only requires young people to use their passion and talent to engage with the law. Youth Been Framed uses drama, film, media, music and other creative means to establish a learning programme that enhances young people’s legal awareness and creates stronger relationships between them, the society in which they live and the public bodies who run it.” Michaela added: “Young people usually hold either a
creative or an intellectual mind-set. My method of
engagement gives each young person the
opportunity to acquire both, as Youth Been Framed
strikes the balance between developing creative
skills and gaining intellectual knowledge. This
approach closes the gap that exists between
intellectual and creative young people and creative
young people and public bodies.”
As with all new business start-ups, there have been highs and lows on Michaela’s journey to self-employment. She added: “I’ve had to overcome some personal challenges, particularly in my own time management, and I’ve had to work at becoming much better organised. Having a business adviser really helped me to structure my tasks better and more coherently. I found it hard to delegate at the beginning of the process, but again, by working with Seema I’ve learned what to delegate and how to oversee tasks when I do delegate them to someone else. The future is exciting for Michaela and Youth Been Framed. She plans to develop a youth consulting agency for public bodies to better understand how they can reach out to young people in Nottingham and beyond. Watch this space!
Notes to the editor
Author: The Marketing Team
Company: NBV Enterprise Solutions
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.nbv.co.uk
Tel: 08448872568
Who are we?
NBV is a not for profit organisation with over 30 years of
experience in providing high quality business advice and
training to people based in the East Midlands who are
thinking of starting a business, or for established businesses
wishing to grow.
What do we do?
NBV delivers a number of services designed to help you
understand the different areas you need to consider when
setting up or growing your business. From starting a business,
accessing mentoring and grant funding, to continuous
support for established businesses - we have the service to
suit your needs.
Contact:
www.nbv.co.uk | 0844 887 2568 | [email protected]
Head office: Mercury House, Shipstones Business Centre,
Northgate, New Basford, Nottingham, NG7 7FN
