News: Entrepreneurs see the future at Matrix @ Dinnington

More than 50 visitors, about half of them people who are or want to be their own boss, attended an open day at the Borough Council’s latest purpose-built business centre for start-up and growing companies, Matrix @ Dinnington. Run by Rotherham Investment & Development Office (RiDO), the council’s regeneration arm and located on the former colliery site, Matrix is a symbol of the enterprise future for the local, and national, economy. "This place really has the wow factor,” said Cath and Thomas Madden, who run their electrical testing company, Portable Appliance Testing, in Maltby. "We’re a new company and working from home, but we would love to move in here once we’re a little bit more established. Very impressed – by the price, the quality, and the support from RiDO." Visitors heard from local business advisors and local people who had taken the leap of faith before them, to set up their own enterprises. Enterprise team manager Geoff Link said: "In times like this, with recession biting, people may be wondering what the future holds for them. Rotherham found in the last recession that there was a surge of start-ups. Much of this work, including this event, is about saying to anyone considering such a life-changing option – the help and support you need is here, and space is not only here but here in high quality and at low cost."

Rotherham Investment and Development Office
Rotherham