We\u2019ve all heard the phrase: \u201cI was so impressed, I bought the company.\u201d Now, this is usually the domain of Hollywood celebrities or business tycoons with very deep pockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what about DES participants?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the story of OCTEC DES Participant Stuart \u2013 a man who was so impressed \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Stuart started with OCTEC DES Taree, on the NSW Mid North Coast, he was experiencing significant mobility issues due to lumbar spasms in his back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite this barrier, he was determined to keep positive and not be restricted by injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While receiving treatment, our colleagues arranged for Stuart to obtain RSA and RCG certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They assisted him with interview and work clothing as well as exercises to help build his confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the support of OCTEC, Stuart was able to secure suitable work with local hospitality providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of these jobs was with a takeaway street food caf\u00e9 called Blowfish, on the beach reserve at Old Bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He loved his job so much that, when he was able, and the opportunity arose, Stuart bought the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks to the support of OCTEC, Stuart is now a business owner, and an employer in his own right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am extremely grateful to OCTEC for all the support I received. None of this was possible without them,\u201d Stuart said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n He looks to OCTEC for assistance when recruiting staff at the caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re on the NSW Mid North Coast between Taree and Port Macquarie, looking for a good surf and a bite to follow, a great place would be the seaside village of Old Bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We recommend visiting Stuart and his team at the Blowfish Caf\u00e9.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We\u2019ve all heard the phrase: \u201cI was so impressed, I bought the company.\u201d Now, this is usually the domain of Hollywood celebrities or business tycoons with very deep pockets.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2630,"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441\/revisions\/2630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}