Our success stories

Biz Centre gives TREE room to grow.

Chris Tremlett, local Leeds man and founder of TREE, decided it was time to make a difference. Conscious of the worsening situation in climate change and having worked in the heating and plumbing trade for several years, he recognised the need for affordable renewable energy systems and so decided to retrain as a Government accredited Energy Assessor. It was from this change that his business idea was formed.

After stumbling across an advert in the Yorkshire Evening Post for Sharing the Success, part of the Governments Local Enterprise Growth Initiative (LEGI) designed to promote enterprise in disadvantaged communities, he was signposted to the Biz Centre on Chapeltown Road.  Click here to read more

Qu gets personal with help from Biz Centre

Professional basketball coach Kwasi Adoo, 35 from Harehills in Leeds realised that he could transform his passion for making a difference to people’s fitness and wellbeing into a money making venture.

Having spent ten years coaching basketball, he was ready to try something new. Through basketball, he found that he had the ability to motivate others to achieve goals they thought were out of reach to them. And so the idea of personally training people was born. He had the right skills and the business idea, but how was he going to develop it? Click here to read more.

Being well means feeling well

The skills of a qualified physiotherapist can bring welcome relief to those enduring pain from their back, joints or muscles. Elderly people with mobility problems and sports enthusiasts recovering from injuries can also benefit. So the ‘Be Well Feel Well’ clinic set up in Manningham by Nigel Barrington, with support from UrbanBiz, Kickstart, Bradford Chamber and JobcentrePlus, is likely to prove highly popular. Click here to read more.