With the hope of starting his own engineering company one day, David Cooper turned to Enterprising Coventry to make it come true.

Holding more than 25 years of engineering experience under his belt, former Dunlop Aeroplanes apprentice David Cooper made the decision that 2009 was the right year to start his own business.

In the summer he founded his own company Pro-Mach Engineering in Alderman's Green before contacting Enterprising Coventry for business support to develop the newly started company.

When artist Sharon Dawkins decided it was time to start her own business following the success of her unique metallic artwork, she contacted Enterprising Coventry to begin her journey.

Warwick artist Sharon Dawkins describes herself as ‘just playing’ around when she first started creating metallic sculptures at the husband’s welding company in Binley.

Her hobby of turning metallic material into striking pieces of contemporary artwork received frequent compliments and even resulted in sculptures being sold over the internet.