To mark International Women’s Day the University of Sunderland has been finding out how one young entrepreneur has pioneered her own path to success. Just over a year ago Sunderland business graduate Fern Snailham started out with £800 in her pocket, zero staff and an ambition to grow her own business. That grit, determination and entrepreneurial mind-set have paid off as her promotional staffing agency UNEEK Staffing has grown into a flourishing business with a projected tur

A Sunderland graduate has been named as a Duke of York Young Entrepreneur of the Year after transforming her promotional staffing agency into a flourishing business. Fern Snailham, 24, has grown her business UNEEK Staffing significantly in just a year, to now supply a pool of more than 500 promotional and events staff in a variety of contracts to a range of clients across the UK. Fern, from Stanley, County Durham, has also opened up a hospitality division set to increase to o