2024
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards finalist – Purpose Entrepreneur of the Year
3rd February 2024 – BBC Breakfast Interview – BBC Radio Wales – Oliver Hides
January 2024 – Great British Businesswoman Awards win – Young Businesswoman of the Year
2023
The Great British Businesswoman Awards – Young Businesswoman of the Year Finalist
The Great British Businesswoman Awards – Creative Businesswoman of the Year Finalist
The Great British Businesswoman Awards – Media Businesswoman of the Year Finalist
28th September 2023 – BBC Breakfast Interview – BBC Radio Wales – Dot Davies and James Williams
University of South Wales 🎓
Meet the Entrepreneurs 2022/23 | University of South Wales
We are showcasing some of the women and businesses we have been supported through our Developing Entrepreneurial Women programme 2022/23. The programme was designed for women who are at the early stages of taking action on their freelance or business start-up idea! It consisted of expert-led masterc…
Medium 💼
#MyFirstMcJob — Laura Abraham, founder of The Grown-Up School
In our regular #MyFirstMcJob series, successful grown-ups remember where the careers began Hi, Laura! Who are you and what do you do…
21st July 2023 – The Sun Employment Section: “Learning for Life – If the prospect of adult life is all a bit too much, then The Grown-Up School can help.” 📰
The Sun ☀️
Make a major change in your career with the most popular ‘upskilling’ schemes
SUMMER is the hottest time to make a major change to your career. Around a quarter of workers decide to change jobs or gain new qualifications. But you don’t need to wait until September when every…
Business Vision 💼
Laura Abraham and The Grown-Up School – Business Vision
Laura Abraham, a 26-year-old entrepreneur from Barry Island, Wales, is winning recognition for creating The Grown-Up School
Page 3, 12th July 2023 – Western Mail: “I gave up high-flying career to start a school for grown-ups” 📰
Front Page & Page 3, 12th July 2023 – The South Wales Echo: “Laura’s Grown-Up School” 📰
Daily Star 🌟
‘I got held back at school and became the naughty kid – now I own home at 21’
Laura Abraham went from being the “naughty kid” at school to owning her first home at the age of 21. She was held back a year before realising that studying hard could help her earn money
The Sun ☀️
I was ‘naughty kid’ & held back at school – but bought my first house at 21
A SUCCESSFUL young woman who bought her first home at 21 says she struggled at school and was the “naughty kid” in class. Laura Abraham was held back a year before realising that studyi…
WalesOnline 💻
The woman who gave up high-flying career to start school for grown-ups
Laura Abraham was held back a year in school after her dad died when she was 10 but she went on to work in finance and bought her first house at 21. Now she’s teaching others how to do the same
Mighty News Online 🗞️
Young Entrepreneur who founded The Grown-Up School | Mighty News Online
Laura Abraham is a 26-year-old entrepreneur from Barry Island, who has just won the National Start Up Awards (Education and Training Startup) and is nominat…
West Wales Chronicle Online 🗺️
Young Entrepreneur who founded The Grown-Up School | West Wales Chronicle : News for Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Swansea and Beyond
Laura Abraham is a 26-year-old entrepreneur from Barry Island, who has just won the National Start Up Awards (Education and Training Startup) and is nominat…
The South Wales Argus 🧭
Learners enlisted for awards night hair and make-up
A woman who quit her high-flying finance career to teach ‘adulting lessons’ to youngsters has been given the star treatment with the help of…
28th June 2023 – The South Wales Argus Newspaper: “Students help out with awards evening outfit” 📰
Business Wales 👩💼
The Best Startup Firms in Wales Revealed
The best startup firms in Wales have been revealed at the Wales Start-Up Awards 2023, which were held at Depot in Cardiff and saw 35 different awards
Winner – Education and Training StartUp of the Year
ACT Training – Press Release 👩🏫
Learners help with awards night hair and make-up – ACT Training
The Grown-Up School was recognised at this year’s National StartUp Awards winning Wales’ Education and Training StartUp of the Year. And, continuing to
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards – Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards – Purpose Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
Business Wales
Wales’ National StartUp Awards Finalists Revealed
Wales’ most exciting new businesses have been shortlisted as part of a national awards programme designed to showcase the region’s up-and-coming
The National StartUp Awards – Education and Training StartUp of the Year Finalist
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