Nursery World - Duo launch new au pair agency

Two graduates of an MSC programme at Abertay University in Dundee have set up the first au pair agency in north-east Scotland. Anna Greaves, from the Ukraine, and Sandra Beck, from Germany, both recently completed an MSC in international marketing with languages and then took advantage of the university's graduate business start-up programme to launch their venture. They named it ANBE, after the first two letters of Ms Greaves' first name and the first two letters of Ms Beck's surname.

Anna Greaves, from the Ukraine, and Sandra Beck, from Germany, both recently completed an MSC in international marketing with languages and then took advantage of the university's graduate business start-up programme to launch their venture. They named it ANBE, after the first two letters of Ms Greaves' first name and the first two letters of Ms Beck's surname.

The partners were surprised to find that there are very few au pair agencies in Scotland. Ms Greaves suggested that some Scots may have misconceptions about the role of the au pair, seeing it as limited to girls looking after children, whereas au pairs can be male and usually expect to do housework.

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