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view case study - Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce
Case Study: December 2013. Andrea paints a bright future with the help of Let’s Do Mentoring Client: Khromaworks, Knypersley, Staffordshire. Activity: Mural painting Mentor: Andrea Siegertsz with business mentor Jayne Phillips. Jayne Phillips Programme: Let’s Do Mentoring. Talented artist Andrea Siegertsz This led to Andrea starting up spends her time painting super Khromaworks and she has become a heroes and fantasy princesses. firm favourite with parents looking for But the Knypersley artist has now found a business fairy godmother in Let’s Do Mentoring’s Jayne Phillips. Andrea called on Let’s Do Mentoring for help after a chance meeting with a member of the Staffordshire the wow factor when redecorating shines through and she is making good progress with Khromaworks. areas. charge a fair rate for the job. It can be Added Andrea: “Having a business mentor has been a great help and I have really hit it off with Jayne. networking event. have someone to bounce ideas off. Andrea previously worked as a “When I’m working I am in my own designer for well known footwear artistic bubble and it is good to have company Pod. Jayne there to get me to focus on the business and helping to plot a way forward. into a business after returning to the “Mentoring has helped me to set a area in recent times. proper pricing structure and to think “I have always been artistic and I work with. Her enthusiasm and talent “An early issue was getting her to “I work alone and it is wonderful to decided to turn her talent for painting Jayne said: “Andrea is a delight to their children’s bedrooms and play Chambers of Commerce team at a A North Staffordshire girl, Andrea about how to market my business. difficult for artists to show their real value as people often do not understand the complexity of the work carried-out.” “We are looking at marketing plans and analysing Khromaworks’ customer base. “I see my role as being a critical friend to Andrea. Khromaworks is still a young business but is going into 2014 with confidence high.” Positive outcomes Business Practice: Development offered my services to paint a mural “We decided to concentrate on of a business plan, which includes at a local church,” said Andrea who is children’s murals and related goal setting, and the implementation married to well known local radio products such as a range of door of a new marketing strategy to raise presenter Den Siegertsz. plaques. “The response was good and it “I am currently growing the business Prospects: Potential for growth of proved to me there was a demand for slowly through word of mouth and client base and increased activity. mural painting.” social media such as Facebook.” If you would like to access mentoring or become a mentor contact the Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce Contact details: NSCCI, Commerce House, Festival Park, Stoke on Trent, ST1 5BE Tel: 01782 213 929 | Fax: 01782 202 448 | Email: [email protected] Web: www.nscciprojectteam.co.uk awareness of the company.