Volunteers embark on million makers journey
The team of ten is made up of employees from across the car retailer’s locations and business functions including Jayne Pearce, aftersales manager at Vantage SKODA Morecambe.
Team Vantage will now kick off its effort to raise £10,000 profit in six months after pitching its business plan to the ‘dragons’ and successfully securing £1,500 of seed funding.
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Hide AdThe dragons, made up of Vantage CEO Mark Robinson, Gordons LLP Business Development Director Jo Williamson and Olivia Jeffrey from the Prince’s Trust, quizzed the team’s business plan to ensure its robustness before being satisfied enough to grant the team with the seed funding.
Among the activities the team has planned are the design and sale of umbrellas and travel mugs, a Vantage team tour around its 25 dealerships, and various other fundraising initiatives.
Now in its tenth year, the Million Makers initiative has raised more than £8.3m for the trust since it launched.
Last year, Vantage became a patron of the Prince’s Trust and Vantage Managing Director Mark Robinson also joined the trust’s Regional Development Committee for Yorkshire and Humber.
The Million Makers final will take place in March 2018.