Meet Zoe, daughter of our very own Angel Simon Brewer. Simon says that employment with Domestic Angels "works out really well for school run times for both my son and daughter enabling me to be around for my children outside of school hours."
Simon is a single parent working part-time hours, "the team around me at Domestic Angels are great and always there for me, they understand what it is to be a working parent and are always supportive. They make it possible for me to be able to work and put my family first."
Charities report a big rise in the number of very young carers
Meet 6-year-old Zoe from Boscombe. She's what charities are calling a 'Surrogate Mummy', helping to look after her severely autistic brother and her Dad. Charities in the south are reporting a dramatic rise in the number of very young carers, who look after their parents and siblings. Some are as young as four. The rise is partly because there is better awareness of the issue. But charities who try to support young carers say they are also under greater strain
Posted by BBC South Today on Tuesday, 20 October 2015
A very warm welcome and congratulations to Charlotte our new Junior Team Leader. Charlotte has been with Domestic Angels for a couple of years now, and has grown and shown the qualities and ability to help Domestic Angels evolve.
For Angels and clients alike who are yet to meet Charlotte, look out for her call!.
Well done Charlotte and welcome to the Domestic Angel's family.
Some exciting news & times ahead for us at Domestic Angels HQ! Dormen Mentoring service prepares Angels for franchising
A HOME cleaning company is on the verge of franchising after enlisting the help of a mentoring programme and MBA students.
Southbourne-based Domestic Angels has been taking advice from Martin Spooner of Dormen, the Dorset Mentoring Programme, since spring 2014.
The mentoring tested the strength, culture and finances of the business and found it to be poised for growth.
Samantha Acton, who founded the business, said: “I requested a Dormen mentor as I have been trading since 2002, doing well enough and exceptionally well during 2012 and 2013 and I needed to establish whether the business was really robust and had the potential I suspected.
“As my Dormen mentor, Martin has objectively examined the company and reviewed its potential. This has definitely been a great decision.”
“The questioning caused action. Action to address areas of weakness, to perfect established strengths and to introduce new methodology. It also resulted in a distinct growth in my confidence as a business person, the realisation that I do actually know what I’m doing and talking about.”
The business also collaborated with Bournemouth University MBA students, 15 of whom were briefed to help develop tools the company would need in the franchise market.
Teams of three students produced comprehensive reports including market information, analysis and recommendations.
The reports confirmed the strength of the brand and stressed the need for the highest calibre franchisees.
MBA director Dr Milena Bobeva said: “Domestic Angels has offered the MBA students a multi-dimensional experiential learning opportunity that highlighted the reality of running a small business.
“Samantha has been amazing to work with – her comprehensive timely responses, constructive feedback and business acumen have defined the success of this project. She has been a true example of entrepreneurial agility and effective communication.”
The three organisations are due to work together next year to help Domestic angels achieve success at franchising.Mentor Martin Spooner said: “The very professional, thought-provoking presentations made by the MBA students will stand the formidable Domestic Angels business in good stead and form a solid foundation for expansion.”
Since Spring
2014, Martin Spooner of the Dorset Mentoring Service, Dormen, has been
providing guidance to Samantha Acton of Domestic Angels. The guidance has been
testing the strength, culture and finances of the business revealing it to be
perfectly ready for growth.
Samantha
Acton advised, “I requested a Dormen mentor as I have been trading since 2002,
doing well enough and exceptionally well during 2012 and 2013 and I needed to
establish whether the business was really robust and full of the potential I
suspected. As my Dormen mentor, Martin has objectively examined the company and
consulted on its potential. This has definitely been a great decision.”
The 10 year anniversary of Dormen led to BBC interest and an interview from BBC South Today programme. Business Correspondent, Alastair Fee, led the interviews with Sam Acton of Domestic Angels, Martin and Vivienne from Dormen Mentoring. Zelda de Hollander, of Studio Shotz Photography, was on location to record the proceedings on film. Please enjoy our photos...
Domestic Angels used the Patrons 100 sponsorship opportunity as the theme of
their most recent competition in association with Quarters Restaurant. The
competition ran solely on Facebook, with advertisement drawn from all Domestic
Angels’ social media platforms, which offered a chance to win a meal for two at
the Southbourne Restaurant with a Bournemouth Air Festival themed question: How many people in total attended theBournemouth
Air Festivalin 2014?
“In 2014, the Bournemouth Air Festival saw 1.17 million people attend. The
Patrons 100 scheme offers local businesses the benefits of business networking
as well as contributing to the support of the Bournemouth Air Festival.” Jon
Weaver, Bournemouth Air Festival Director.
“The Patrons 100 member fee helps fund our chosen charities, and to support the
night air displays” Sam Acton from Domestic Angels said: “The Charities that benefit from the Patron’s
Scheme are extremely worthwhile and include Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity,
RAF Benevolent Fund and ABF The Soldiers Charity. We are delighted to be
supporting them all.”
The competition itself raises the profile of not just Domestic Angels, but that
of Quarters Restaurant and the Patrons 100 scheme of the Air Festival, all
while testing the knowledge of the Air Festival on the residents of Bournemouth!
Over 8,300 people in the Bournemouth area viewed the Facebook post with an
impressive 26 shares and over 95 entries. We’re delighted to
announce the winner of the competition as Emma Winter who successfully guessed
the attendee’s figures. Emma has won a 3 course meal for 2 at Quarters
Restaurant in Southbourne!
Wessex
Cancer Trust has been kindly supported by Domestic Angels recently by holding a
joint initiative with Bournemouth and Poole College in aid of the charity.
The
company, which provides home cleaning services to Bournemouth, Poole and
Christchurch worked with some Bournemouth and Poole College business students
on a project to raise funds for Wessex Cancer Trust. Alongside Samantha Acton of Domestic Angels,
the students designed an initiative which was to create and implement a
marketing campaign as part of the assessment for their marketing course, which
simultaneously appealed for the donation of unwanted clothes to the charity. A collection bin was put in the Car Park at
Bournemouth’s Castlepoint Shopping Centre periodically emptied mid-June to
mid-July.
The
month long event was called “The Big Bournemouth Spring Clean” and people’s
generosity went over and beyond what had been hoped for.
Wessex
Cancer Trust are extremely grateful to Domestic Angels and the students who worked
so hard, not only raising awareness in
the Bournemouth area where they are about to open a new Cancer Support Centre
but also for helping stock shops for charitable sales. The market research carried out with Samantha
Acton of Domestic Angels by the students led their campaign to huge success. The clothing bin in the shopping centre was
emptied three times in the month that it was parked up there and the charity
has taken the items to its shops where they are currently being sold. It is expected that the clothes will have
raised hundreds of pounds to be put towards cancer care for Dorset Residents.
Wessex
Cancer Trust would like to publicly say a big Thank You! to Domestic Angels,
Bournemouth and Poole College and Castlepoint for contributing to the success
of the “Big Bournemouth Spring Clean”.
