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Nursery owner schooled in overcoming challenges

In this week's SME Focus, the story of an entrepreneurial nursery owner shows the challenges posed by the planning system and unhelpful lenders can sometimes be overcome.

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Name: Mariessa Devlin.

Age: 35.

What is the business called?

The Enchanted Forest Nurseries Ltd (EFN).

What services does it offer?

EFN runs three private nurseries, in Erskine, Greenock and Thornliebank, catering daily for more than 400 pre-school children, and employing 55 staff. We are currently looking at a number of potential sites across the west of Scotland for growth during 2012.