Birkby student Adam is Entrepreneur of Year
University of Buckingham.
The judges were impressed by Adam’s company DigiSee, which provides bespoke digital signs to small and medium-sized retailers.
Both Adam and his partner Annalise Wilson are Peter Jones Enterprise graduates. They met on the course and now have a baby son, Deen.
Adam, who lives at Birkby, said: “The USP (unique selling proposition) for my business is me. It’s about building a one-to-one relationship with the customer, finding business solutions tailored to them and using technology to transform retailers.
“When I do business I feel alive, I get such a buzz out of it. I loved doing the course at Kirklees College – the environment is fresh and you feel professional.
“I was really excited to win – it didn’t register at first, but then I went on stage and I was shaking hands and I saw my partner in the audience nearly crying and it got to me.
“I wanted to do the course and build up the business for my family. I’ve had to put a lot of time into it and it has been a lot of hard work so it’s nice to have been rewarded for my achievement.”
Adam is also taking part in a documentary about young entrepreneurs for a BBC iPlayer series.
More information about business and enterprise courses at Kirklees College is available when the college’s Huddersfield and Dewsbury centres stage open days from 4pm to 6.30pm on Tuesday, July 3. The Engineering Centre at Turnbridge in Huddersfield will also be open.