Prestwich's Barley Café offers users of local substance misuse centres and people recovering from addiction a pathway into full time employment. It has already generated 5 full time job offers in just one year of trading. The firm, a social enterprise, was launched by Susan Smith and daughter Laura in 2016, supported by a Start-Up Loan from responsible finance provider, Business Finance Solutions.
Susan and Laura had both spent many years working in Social Care, and were looking to utilise their experiences in launching a business that made an active difference to their local community.
Prestwich's Barley Café offers users of local substance misuse centres and people recovering from addiction a pathway into full time employment. It has already generated 5 full time job offers in just one year of trading. The firm, a social enterprise, was launched by Susan Smith and daughter Laura in 2016, supported by a Start-Up Loan from responsible finance provider, Business Finance Solutions.
Susan and Laura had both spent many years working in Social Care, and were looking to utilise their experiences in launching a business that made an active difference to their local community.
