AN unemployed man from Pontypool has set up his own gardening and window cleaning business thanks to support from Jobcentre Plus project Want2Work.
Kevin Williams, 46, set up Cut-n-Clean in December 2008 after his phone company employer was forced to lay off staff because of the recession.
Instead of looking at the move negatively, Mr WIlliams found a silver lining.
He said: "Once you've been stuck in a factory environment for more than 28 years, the need to get out there and do something different was actually a blessing in disguise."
Mr WIlliams had always wanted to run his own business and helped family and friends with their gardens as a hobby.
After becoming unemployed he was referred to the Want2Work project which helped him take his ideas forward.
Cut-n-Clean opened for business just before Christmas and proved an instant success with Mr Williams gardening and cleaning windows.
He is hoping to be in a position to employ other people in 18 months.
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