Two founders of M&C Saatchi, Jeremy Sinclair and Bill Muirhead, have backed a start-up that’s helping mums retrain in digital roles as it plots an international expansion.
Called Digital Mums, the two-year old organisation trains mums to be social media managers through 20 weeks of ‘live learning’, where they are matched with SMEs that need help with their social media. So far, 300 mums have retrained.
The company has now secured £285,000 investment to fuel its next growth spurt, with some £200,000 having been put up by Kershaw and Sinclair alongside digital entrepreneur Martin Leuw and start-up consultant Danielle Andersen. Read full story ›
Source: The Drum