Entrepreneurs given chance to test their wares in city centre shop

EMPORIUM GIVES BUDDING BUSINESSPEOPLE THE CHANCE TO SHOWCASE THEIR PRODUCTS

- By TOM KEIGHLEY

A POP-up shop designed to give young entrepreneurs the opportunity to test their products and services has launched in Hull city centre.

The Hull Emporium will also give budding businesspeople access to network of experts offering advice on a variety of business topics.

It has been set up by the Making Changes for Careers (MC4C) programme, which helps young people in the city to develop their enterprising ideas, and giving them the skills and knowledge to startup their own ventures. Young people working in digital, retail, joinery, graphic design and even walking tours are among those who have already used the Emporium, on Paragon Street.

Melissa Foster set up Melissa Foster Design about a year ago after trying some other ideas and has now progressed from market stalls to direct commissions. She said: “My earlier work didn’t really align with my interests in music and merchandise. Now I’m doing posters for gigs and t-shirts with band logos. There’s a big music community locally.