Enterprise on the telly
August 11th, 2008 by hbourneI caught up with a fair bit of enterprise telly over the weekend – Secret Millionaire which I always enjoy but sometimes think it doesn’t do enough to show how entrepreneurial ideas can change social problems, it’s more about pots of money being handed over which don’t get me wrong I think is admirable and I always get a tear in my eye during that part! Anyway this week’s was even better as the entrepreneur James Benamor not only handed over cheques to three very deserving groups but also gave much more. With one group of youngsters at the Manchester Settlement he motivated them by saying that whoever got one or more GCSEs would get the chance to come and work for his company for a month. You could see how it changed their attitudes to know that someone believed in them and would give them a chance if they worked hard in return. Should be inspiration to anyone else who is in a position to look at different ways of getting people out of the cycle of bad behaviour, crime etc.
Then I watched The Money Programme’s Mumpreneurs programme which was hosted by Saira Khan, who is a mumpreneur herself. There were some inspiring stories of mums doing fab stuff, including Tanya Rostron who recently won the Mother@Work Mumpreneur of the year award. Whilst they all recognised that it had been extremely hard at times to run a business and a family they all recognised the benefits of being able to fit work around their kids rather than fit kids around their work.
And I must admit I did also watch a bit of Last Choir Standing on BBC – which showed how music can change people’s lives, improving their confidence and often giving them a break from their everyday lives. The same can be said of a number of clubs and hobbies and by being enterprising with passion or talent the sky’s the limit!
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