How To Turn Your Passion Project Into Your Career
Thanks to reliable broadband, starting an online business that you are passionate about has never been easier. Almara Abgarian, commercial writer
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Going digital provides endless opportunities for budding entrepreneurs but more importantly, it opens doors for those struggling to find the funds for a bricks-and-mortar site or service.
Proving that all you need is determination, a good laptop and a reliable broadband connection (such as super reliable Sky Broadband Superfast), we have talked to three people who have turned what they love into a living by embracing technology.
Escaping to the virtual world
Chris Stylianou, former finance manager, launched an escape room in Hackney in late 2019 that was forced to close its doors in March 2020 when the pandemic hit.
Stylianou said: “At the start of the first UK lockdown, we were faced with two choices, either close down the company entirely as we could no longer do in person experiences for the foreseeable future, or pivot. We chose the latter and it ended up being one the best decision we’ve ever made.”
Faced with the dilemma of losing the professional actors he had hired, Stylianou decided to transform his business to run virtually. This virtual offering is now turning over £750,000.
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Along with Tik Tok dances and home deliveries, interactive adventures have been the hit of the pandemic. Somewhere between escape rooms and immersive theatre, these online games allow you to imagine yourself freed from your sofa and engaged in the outside world.
They include Hidden City, which casts you as a private detective in search of a criminal mastermind; Agent Venture, where you are an undercover operative tackling a corrupt company boss; and The Mermaidâs Tongue, which asks you to stop an ancient artefact falling into the wrong hands.
The added novelty of The Lucky Ones, by the Leeds company Riptide, is that it takes place across a week. By way of letters, emails, Signal messages, voice memos and videos, you become embroiled in a seven-day conspiracy.