Guess which TV celebrity will be heading up proceedings at It's A Blast?

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After months of planning and huge anticipation it has been confirmed that ITV and BBC presenter Geoff Clark will be heading up proceedings on our major It's A Blast event.

The presenter who rose to success on Meridian will be presenting the evening along with Iain McBride who is one of the Kent Foundation's ambassadors.

The event will be a real one of a kind experience, with questions and answers from successful young entrepreneurs, presentations of research from 23year old graduate Neil Cox and spot moments highlighting different young people's businesses.

It's A Blast is being held on March 13 at 5.30-8pm in Oakwood House, Maidstone, There will be over 200 attendants from Kent with a mixture of businesses, young people, Kent County Council members, successful entrepreneurs, Kent Ambassadors and Kent Foundation staff. Helping theme the evening will be a Kent based orchestra the Paul Daunton ensemble who play the most delightful ambient music.

There's still time to book your place if you haven't already, we'll be delighted to have you.

Please email kfassist03@kent.gov.uk to book your place

Check out KM Business paper!

Kent Foundation has an advertorial in KM Business, February and march 2012. Please let me know what you think?

We want to stimulate interest in what we are trying to achieve and gain support from the business community, especially the experienced and successful people of Kent so we can continue to support the newer and younger businesses, hence your view is important to us.

Ladies That Latte

As part of the learning process of being at the Kent Foundation I have been getting involved in the various events that the Kent Foundation visit.

Today I visited Ladies that Latte, a monthly event where all those ladies with initative and a independent business can come together, network and create new partnerships.

For a hour at the start of the event a few businesses can get up and present who they are, what they do and how they got there. I only got there half way through this session but I found it very interesting, especially the lady with a corset business who ended up designing corsets for cross dressers!

With a business of my own I found it a good chance to connect with others to get the word out there about what I do and possibly get some more business in the future.  I took around 40 leaflets describing the site and left pretty much empty handed which isn't too bad going!

As the event was held in the cafe at the Kent Innovation Centre the room had a great atmosphere and it didn't feel arkward like it does at some events.

So if you're a woman with a business and you want to get involved email kent.foundation@kent.gov.uk so we can send you more details!

Look forward to hearing from you, Kathy

Hi I'm Kathy, the new intern

As part of the Kent Foundation's aim to get more support as they expand they brought in a intern to help organise their new event It's A Blast.

The event aimed purely at young people wants to show the county of Kent how successful and innovative young entrepreneurs are in the toughest time the economy has ever faced.

Kathy was delighted to take on the post, and saw it as a chance to really get involved in the nitty gritty of arranging a event. She said: "I feel that in this day and age prospective employers look at someone with no experience and think we'll have to train them and that costs money, so with the experience I gain from the Kent Foundation I will stand a better chance to getting a job in the creative industry in the future."

Kathy is a creative individual and has written many novels, has a successful beauty blog called Kathcake Blogging and loves writing articles in her spare time. I guess the only way is up for Kathy!

Welcome to Kent Foundation's Blog!

Hello
This is Kent Foundation's first attempt at a blog. The company started in 1985 as a means of helping young people get into business - and over the years it's been a roaring success.

The Kent Foundation will be holding It's a Blast, a major event for young Entrepreneurs in March 2012. The hope is the foundation can prove that it holds an integral part in the support of young people.

When children leave school they normally have three options:

• To stay on in education - go to university
• To get a job (which is not so easy in this day and age)
• Or simply become unemployed - which sadly is on the up and up

Well with Kent Foundation there is now a fourth choice:

• Become a entrepreneur - start your own business

With the Kent Foundation's help it's easier then it may seem, and with advice and directions on where to go you could soon be one of Kent's leading companies.

Please email or call us for information or comment below we'll love to hear from you !