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The venture
Team Sportex is a sports coaching company. It was set up with the intention of providing Physical Education and sports provisions to people, especially younger students in schools, organisations & charities.
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The challenge – what inspired your venture
I studied for a sports coaching degree at University and have been coaching for a while. I wanted to ensure students were provided with high quality sports provision and both a fun and positive experience whilst participation in sports. As most people are aware, obesity, inactivity and a sedentary lifestyle is on the rise in this country and across the world. It is essential that children are provided with a great experience when taking part in sports in order to give them the best possible chance of continuing to stay active into and throughout adulthood.
I wanted to start my own sports coaching business for a number of years, but I didn’t have the experience or knowledge surrounding start-ups. I thought it was important to gain additional information from workshops and events in order to give myself the best possible chance of success – the sports industry is growing but in terms of coaching, a rather crowded sector and the workshops and 1-1 sessions helped to identify potential opportunities and threats.
The result – how the programme helped
The programme helped me to create a business plan and understand different concepts. It was also a great opportunity to network with other people with business ideas or an existing business (fully operational business).
Despite it being very small at the moment, I have successfully launched my business and have been working with my first client for a number of months.
I now need to spend a lot more time on sales and marketing my business in order to create greater awareness and interest.
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“I have successfully launched my business and have been working with my first client for a number of months.”
Ben Rockliffe, Founder of Team Sportex