MORE than 100 jobs will be created if a Bournemouth-based entrepreneur gets the green light to open an indoor shopping village at Nursling.

Adrian Williams is behind the scheme to transform a former food processing and packaging warehouse at Oriana Way near B&Q’s depot into what he’s branding the Boutique Village.

His ambitious plans include a “classic vintage tea room” and a children’s play area in the 40,000 square metre premises.

Mr Williams said: “This is a scheme which will utilise a warehouse space and create a platform for new businesses and small businesses to emerge and grow, enabling them to step up to the High Street once established and start filling those empty shops.”

He added: “The Boutique Village would provide low cost rents which would be inclusive with extremely easy lease terms, even allowing businesses to trial an idea or product for a week or two to feel the market, which is something that at the moment does not exist.

“This in essence will create a fantastic trading space full of local independent businesses with a great selection of goods for shoppers to enjoy.” He said a team of experts would be on hand to give advice to businessmen and woman on getting their ventures up and running.

This would include website designs, information on start-up cost and where to get funding from. “We would have workshops and function rooms available for demonstrations and classes, from sewing and cake decorating to do-it-yourself and cycle maintenance,” said Mr Williams.

“At weekends we would have young people’s junior workshops and classes, specially designed courses to teach them how to set up and start running their own businesses, and with adult supervision allowing them to trial a business idea.”

He said that it was just a case of fitting out the inside of building for clients once planning permission is granted for change of use from general storage, storage and distribution to retail, restaurant and cafe.

“We are a brand new company and we really want to try and help as many people as we can. There will be well over 100 job opportunities and I will personally employ 15 to 30 people and this will include office staff, security guards, cleaners and floor staff,” said Mr Williams.

The 45-year-old is in partnership with his wife Emma. Before embarking on the project, he worked in the construction industry.

He also plans to get schools and colleges involved by rolling out a young enterprise scheme.

This involves providing space at Boutique Village for one school and one college each year rent free. “This will be a chance for each individual school and college to trial ideas that their students might have at no cost to the school. This will be a great way for the school and college to raise MORE than 100 jobs will be created if a Bournemouth-based entrepreneur gets the green light to open an indoor shopping village at Nursling.
Adrian Williams is behind the scheme to transform a former food processing and packaging warehouse at Oriana Way near B&Q’s depot into what he’s branding the Boutique Village.
His ambitious plans include a “classic vintage tea room” and a children’s play area in the 40,000 square metre premises.
Mr Williams said: “This is a scheme which will utilise a warehouse space and create a platform for new businesses and small businesses to emerge and grow, enabling them to step up to the High Street once established and start filling those empty shops.”
He added: “The Boutique Village would provide low cost rents which would be inclusive with extremely easy lease terms, even allowing businesses to trial an idea or product for a week or two to feel the market, which is something that at the moment does not exist.
“This in essence will create a fantastic trading space full of local independent businesses with a great selection of goods for shoppers to enjoy.” 
He said a team of experts would be on hand to give advice to businessmen and woman on getting their ventures up and running.
This would include website designs, information on start-up cost and where to get funding from. 
“We would have workshops and function rooms available for demonstrations and classes, from sewing and cake decorating to do-it-yourself and cycle maintenance,” said Mr Williams.
 “At weekends we would have young people’s junior workshops and classes, specially designed courses to teach them how to set up and start running their own businesses, and with adult supervision allowing them to trial a business idea.”
 He said that it was just a case of fitting out the inside of building for clients once planning permission is granted for change of use from general storage, storage and distribution to retail, restaurant and cafe.
“We are a brand new company and we really want to try and help as many people as we can. There will be well over 100 job opportunities and I will personally employ 15 to 30 people and this will include office staff, security guards, cleaners and floor staff,” said Mr Williams.
 The 45-year-old is in partnership with his wife Emma. Before embarking on the project, he worked in the construction industry.
He also plans to get schools and colleges involved by rolling out a young enterprise scheme.