Entrepreneurship was the hot topic at the recent DH LINKS Cluster Group which brought together current parents and alumnae who have started their own business. It was fantastic to invite ten Lower and Upper Sixth girls to this event and give them an insight into the world of small businesses.  

The event took place at the Atlas pub in Fulham and we were hosted by current parent, Mr Richard Manners. He gave us all a wonderful insight into how he started his business and the hurdles he has overcome since purchasing the Atlas pub with his brother nearly twenty years ago. Mr Manners was then joined for a Question and Answer session by an expert panel consisting of Harriot Pleydell-Bouverie (DH 2003), Marylou Thistleton-Smith (DH 1990) and Mark Wippell (current parent). Questions were led by the Sixth Form girls, with knowledge and advice being shared around the room from not only the panel but other alumnae and parents who had joined us.  

The event was a huge success and we are already looking at how we can develop a future follow up event.