{"id":21688,"date":"2023-09-27T11:32:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T10:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/?p=21688"},"modified":"2023-09-27T11:52:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T10:52:21","slug":"anna-woods-being-an-entrepreneur-has-felt-like-a-pleasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2023\/09\/anna-woods-being-an-entrepreneur-has-felt-like-a-pleasure\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Woods: \u2018Being an entrepreneur has felt like a pleasure\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Social entrepreneur Anna Woods went from a highflying career as a buyer for top High Street fashion brands, to becoming the founder of her own sustainable fashion business,\u00a0Positive Retail,<\/a>\u00a0tacking the retail industry\u2019s waste issue.<\/p>\n

She will be appearing at the launch of our Business Start Up Journey on Wednesday 11 October, 2023 to share her wisdom on entrepreneurship with budding student businesspeople.<\/p>\n

\u2018I started this entrepreneurial journey because I knew in my heart the industry needed a solution to overstocks and customers needed to be a presented with a way to shop \u2018pre loved and resale\u2019 on the high street that felt compelling,\u2019 she explains. ‘Resale already had lots of online options, things like Vinted, \u00a0eBay and Vestiere, but there was no bricks and mortar equivalent that honoured the product properly.<\/p>\n

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Anna Woods<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018I spotted a gap in the market to create stores where quality and value were honoured, along with the customer experience. \u00a0Everything is expertly and thoughtfully curated, we have done the hard work for you- you\u2019re not rummaging in samples sales, or bidding online. \u00a0We\u2019re here for you to have a chat and to try on in a premium environment.’<\/p>\n

What started as a six week popup two years ago is now three stores with a bright future. Positive Retail hopes to be the ultimate destination that brands think of for their surplus stocks.<\/p>\n

Anna continues: \u2018Being an entrepreneur has felt like a pleasure. Yes, it\u2019s incredibly tough but after years of bucking against the system and being frustrated with the status quo, I get to bring my own brand to life. \u00a0It\u2019s thrilling, fun, exhausting and magical. It\u2019s a gift every day to be able to use all my skills and wisdom to give something to the world I am very very proud of. I know this is only the beginning.’<\/p>\n

Email\u00a0aspire@kent.ac.uk<\/a> to book your spot at the Business Start Up Journey Launch on Wednesday 11 October 2023.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anna Woods will be appearing at the launch event of our Business Start Up Journey for the academic year 23\/24.\u00a0 The Business Start Up Journey is a 15 week co-curricular programme designed to help students bring their business start up idea to life.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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