A young entrepreneur from Cwmbran has launched a new business from the comfort of his own home in Croesyceiliog.
Louis Thomas, the 21-year-old founder of Vagabond Media, has launched his own digital marketing agency which provides social media and content marketing services to businesses in and around the Cwmbran area.
He says he was inspired to set up his own digital agency when he realised that many of the successful and established businesses in Torfaen were yet to have a presence on popular social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
However, rather than going down the conventional route of renting an office space, he decided to launch the entire business from his laptop at home.
He said: "Thanks to advances in technology and the nature of this industry, I can avoid a lot of the typical expenses which have the potential to cripple start-ups in their first few months.
"I've already started this agency in quite an unorthodox way, and I guess I would like this kind of unconventionality to continue. Although if practicality demands, I may have to concede and get myself a proper office."
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