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Wakefield solicitor turns entrepreneur with start-up law firm

A Wakefield solicitor is growing her own law firm after taking the decision to leave the security of employment behind and start a business with the support of the West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency.

Susan Barrington-Binns, from Wakefield, had worked in a range of practices, large and small, since qualifying as a solicitor 20 years ago and specialises in construction law.

After leaving her job with a law firm, she was placed onto the New Enterprise Allowance and worked with a business mentor from the Enterprise Agency to plan starting her own company.

Barringtons Solicitors was formed in March 2013 and has now employed a barrister and a trainee solicitor.

Susan said: “I had a dream for ten years to have my own firm, in particular my own legal practice, so that I could run a business my own way.

“But I definitely do not think I would have done it if I had not had the support of the West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency. I had the ambition, the dream and the drive but I lacked the tools and the confidence, which they gave me.”

Veronica Baldwin, Susan’s business mentor said: “From the moment I met Sue, I knew her business would succeed. She had a very clear focus on what she wanted her business to be and worked hard to get there. She used our sessions as a sounding board and to explore every aspect of her business.

“I am delighted to see how her business has gone from strength to strength.”

More information about the West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency can be found on their website at www.wyea.co.uk.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .