Free teenage market back again Bolton’s successful Teenage Market has proved to be such a success that it will be coming back – on three dates in 2017. The market aims to give young people an opportunity to showcase their business ideas as well as their musical and dramatic talents and young entrepreneurs still have…
Leeds love The Teenage Market! Leeds hosted its first ever Teenage Market recently when 26 enthusiastic young people descended upon Kirkgate Market to set-up their creative businesses in the newly developed Leisure Village. It was a first for the city who have wanted to run a Teenage Market ever since we originally launched in Stockport four years ago. The aim of launching The…
While some may argue that the worlds of markets and musicians couldn’t be further apart, our latest famous visitor to The Teenage Market proved otherwise. Making a stop off as part of his UK tour, X Factor and I’m A Celebrity star Jake Quickenden performed at the Beverley Teenage Market, sharing a stage with talented…
My article this week takes us 18 miles east of Chester, to the characterful streets of Northwich. Despite it’s unique architecture, Northwich has suffered from a lack of footfall as the impact of online and out-of-town shopping has sucked trade away from the town centre. Like many struggling towns, it soon became clear that Northwich…
We’re currently entering into one of the most exciting times for the markets industry, with many markets growing in popularity as more and more people begin to look beyond supermarket shelves to find a more unique and individual offer. This isn’t the case for all of our local markets, however, and it’s vitally important that…
Young entrepreneurs and performers are being urged to sign up for Bolton’s first ever Teenage Market. The event has been organised by Bolton Council to give young people an opportunity to showcase their business ideas as well as their musical and dramatic talents. The Teenage Market is a growing nationwide initiative set up by teenage…
Are you going Totally Locally? For many years I’ve been following the great work of a small team doing big things. I’ve watched them grow their initiative at the same rate that we’ve developed The Teenage Market, starting at a grassroots level and building upwards with momentum to create a national movement. Today, they are…
THE SECRET RECIPE FOR SUCCESS Through my work with The Teenage Market I often come across inspiring stories about young people with extraordinary entrepreneurial talents. However, I don’t think any have struck me quite as much as the story of Fraser Doherty. Following a similar path to Richard Reed, the founder of Innocent Smoothies, Fraser…
Happy New Year! 2016 looks to be a big year for markets, beginning of course with the annual NABMA Conference at the City Council House in Birmingham. The theme for this year’s conference is on ‘Creating and Sustaining Successful Markets’ and will feature case studies from market operators all across the UK. After spending the…
This week I travelled to Blackburn to meet with fashion-designer and pioneer of affordable, social design, Wayne Hemingway. Having grown-up in Blackburn, Wayne is a passionate champion of the town and a great inspirational figure for the next generation of young entrepreneurs. I arrived in Blackburn just in time to hear Wayne deliver a powerful…