Following a successful career in the Royal Navy, Amanda Crossley with guidance from Blackpool Council's Get Started team, has started a new business ‘Concierge Ninja’ which aims to make other people’s lives easier.




The ‘concierge’ service offers to help people with jobs and tasks that they find difficult to find the time to do themselves.

From dry cleaning, finding good deals online, arranging car hire, errand running, sourcing suppliers to event planning, organising weekends away and making dining reservations – Amanda can take it all on.

Her background has given her the skills to make the business a success. She spent four years in the Royal Navy as an AB Warfare Specialist. The job took her all over the world and into some dangerous situations.

Amanda, said: “When I came home for a visit I had to be very organised and run a tight schedule to make the most of that time with my family and friends.

“When I eventually went on maternity leave and became a mum I took the opportunity to reflect and think about the future.

“There is always so much to do looking after a house and family and time seems to slip away without you realising. Sometimes picking up the dry cleaning means you have less time to nip to the park with the kids.

“That’s when I started working out how I could help people with their busy lives. It was second nature to me to run everything like a military operation and my research showed that people liked the idea of someone giving them a helping hand.”

With the help of the Blackpool Council Get Started team Amanda has got everything in place to launch the business and start making people’s lives a little less hectic.

Cllr Mark Smith, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Enterprise and Economic Development, said: “It is wonderful to see someone have the opportunity to use the skills that they have developed in a previous career to start a new journey with a business of their own.

“I am delighted that the Get Started team was able to advise Amanda and help realise her dream. I wish her well in her new venture. I would urge anyone thinking of setting up their own business to contact our team to see how we might be able to help.”

www.conciergeninja.com

To find out more about Get Started call 01253 477147 or email getstarted@blackpool.gov.uk.