My go-it-alone success (From Echo)
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My go-it-alone success
7:30am Tuesday 7th February 2012 in Castle Point By Jacqueline McMillan
Lottie’s Trinkets – Victoria Jones at her fashion accessories stall
A YOUNG woman who set up her own business after being made redundant is encouraging other job seekers to follow her lead.
Budding entrepreneur Vic-toria Jones, 20, from Canvey, lost her job when Woolworths closed in 2008.
However, rather than fearing for her future, Victoria decided she would go it alone and began selling fashion accessories at car boot sales and schools fetes.
Since then, Lottie’s Trinkets has gone from strength to strength and Victoria now has a full-time stall at the Knightswick Centre, in Furtherwick Road, Canvey, and dreams of opening her own shop.
She said people who are unemployed should back themselves to succeed.
Victoria added: “I suppose I was a bit naive in the beginning, but with university fees going up so much, being made redundant and not being able to find a job for so long, I felt like it was my only option.
“Not being able to work really got me down – not having that little bit of self-respect and responsibility.
“It is such a shame so many people are afraid to start their own businesses, especially in times like these when jobs are hard to come by and they could be making their own opportunities. You just need to have a bit of confidence in yourself.”
The young businesswoman is encouraging other people to follow in her footsteps and has even given talks on her success.
She started Lottie’s Trinkets last June and is already planning to expand the business.
She is considering having her own homemade concessions stands to help others in the area promote their merchandise.
She said: “Everything is going so well and of course I would love to move into my own shop and beyond. People on Canvey are so friendly and I am pleased they have taken so well to me and my stall.”
Lottie’s Trinkets sells a wide variety of jewellery, handbags and now Belgian chocolates.
For more information, call Victoria on 07540 396886.
Comments(13)
upset
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10:42am Tue 7 Feb 12
hullman
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11:50am Tue 7 Feb 12
Brunning999
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3:14pm Tue 7 Feb 12
And the government try every way to get money from you as soon as they can, plus Castle Point Council SAY they do a lot on paper BUT THEY DON'T.
boyracer_20yrs old
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5:12pm Tue 7 Feb 12
All 9 of me
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5:25pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Nebs
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9:35pm Tue 7 Feb 12
boyracer_20yrs old wrote:You mean you're going to live in Brazil for 30 years? Send us a postcard. Bye.
I inspire to be the next Ronnie Biggs in life. Now that is setting your standards high.
Hugh.Janus
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4:18pm Wed 8 Feb 12
MrFrogFace
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5:51pm Fri 10 Feb 12
sue8625
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7:44pm Fri 24 Feb 12
Rocka1979
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8:15pm Fri 24 Feb 12
what an excellent gift idea... x
Rocka1979
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12:10am Sat 25 Feb 12
sue8625 wrote:...
Good luck victoria, i wish you lots of luck with your jewellery and chocolate business, the chocolates are delicious. I read the comments from frogface before they were removed and the reason they were removed was because they were disgusting! You should be ashamed of yourself picking on a 20 year old who is trying to make something of herself!!! Keep your head held high victoria, jealousy is an awful thing!
Rocka1979
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12:37am Sat 25 Feb 12
MrFrogFace wrote:Bully
Can anyone here explain why my message was taken off or was the truth too much to be told.
Nebs says...
9:28am Tue 7 Feb 12