News: Enterprise day at Parkgate
Three young entrepreneurs had the opportunity to showcase their products at one of the country's top retail park venues at the recent "Enterprise Day" at Parkgate Shopping.
The special event, the second in a partnership between Parkgate Shopping and Rotherham Youth Enterprise, featured Tom Jones of Props Skate Store, Ben Hague of WALO Apparel and Alex Harper of Static Clothing.
Tom opened his shop on Eastwood Lane in Rotherham town centre in November 2011. His success in providing a focal point for the skate community in Rotherham, and attracting customers away from the more established outlets in Sheffield and Barnsley for boards, clothing and lots of other skater-related gear won him the Rotherham Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2012.
Also producing products under the Wax Groove name, Ben's creative instincts led him to start experimenting with tie-dye techniques at home before launching his website in 2012. Producing a range of t-shirts and hoodies with a modern twist on the traditional tie-dye and dip-dye designs you may remember from the seventies, he quickly made sales and built a following which forced him to think about moving production from his kitchen to somewhere more suitable. With the support of RYE he was able to move his business to the next level from a fully equipped workshop.
Alex, a Graphic Designer with a passion for action sports has launched his own range of clothing aimed at those inspired to take part in and follow sports such as BMX, MTB and Motocross.
Darren McDool of RYE said: "These three businesses are at the younger end of our client base and represent an exciting and creative shape of things to come as far as the local fashion scene is concerned. Our event at Parkgate was an ideal platform for them to test their ideas as well as sell their products."
Props Skate Store website
Wax Groove website
Static Clothing website
Parkgate Shopping website
Images: Static Clothing / Facebook
The special event, the second in a partnership between Parkgate Shopping and Rotherham Youth Enterprise, featured Tom Jones of Props Skate Store, Ben Hague of WALO Apparel and Alex Harper of Static Clothing.
Tom opened his shop on Eastwood Lane in Rotherham town centre in November 2011. His success in providing a focal point for the skate community in Rotherham, and attracting customers away from the more established outlets in Sheffield and Barnsley for boards, clothing and lots of other skater-related gear won him the Rotherham Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2012.
Also producing products under the Wax Groove name, Ben's creative instincts led him to start experimenting with tie-dye techniques at home before launching his website in 2012. Producing a range of t-shirts and hoodies with a modern twist on the traditional tie-dye and dip-dye designs you may remember from the seventies, he quickly made sales and built a following which forced him to think about moving production from his kitchen to somewhere more suitable. With the support of RYE he was able to move his business to the next level from a fully equipped workshop.
Alex, a Graphic Designer with a passion for action sports has launched his own range of clothing aimed at those inspired to take part in and follow sports such as BMX, MTB and Motocross.
Darren McDool of RYE said: "These three businesses are at the younger end of our client base and represent an exciting and creative shape of things to come as far as the local fashion scene is concerned. Our event at Parkgate was an ideal platform for them to test their ideas as well as sell their products."
Props Skate Store website
Wax Groove website
Static Clothing website
Parkgate Shopping website
Images: Static Clothing / Facebook
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