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27.
March
2019.
Anita battles it out to be millionaire entrepreneur

London actress wins through to final stages of X Factor style competition for property investors

 

London-based actress Anita Louise Combe is hoping to be a millionaire by the end of 2019 after entering a competition organised by a property wealth education and training company.
 

Anita is one of 40 contestants who entered the Millionaire Maker challenge at the start of the year and, after passing an audition, she’s now being mentored by judges before facing a public vote in December.
 

The aim of the contest, organised by Doncaster-based Touchstone Education, is to help as many contestants as possible to generate a turnover of £1million or more.
 

The first to reach the target will receive a VIP package worth £15,000 including an all-expenses paid trip to a Formula One race weekend with Touchstone.
 

Anita, a London based actress who began buying properties 20 years ago, hopes to win the competition with a business plan to buy commercial properties and complete several joint venture, serviced accommodation deals.
 

“I decided to take part in Millionaire Maker to push myself to greater heights in my property journey,” she said. “If I win, I want to help other actors to do the same, so that they can continue their journeys as actors - not necessarily through property but with a mindset to achieve anything that gives them a level of financial freedom.”
 

Anita left her native Adelaide aged 17 to become an actress and she’s had a hugely successful career. Stage roles include Stephanie Mangano in the world premiere of Saturday Night Fever, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly in Chicago at London’s Adelphi Theatre and she’s also appeared in TV dramas including Holby City, Doctors, Eastenders and Silent Witness.
 

She said: “The acting profession is so much harder than people realise and so many wonderful actors leave the industry because they simply can’t afford the to live with the uncertainty the industry provides.”
 

In January competitors submitted business plans and each was asked to explain what they wanted from the process and what they hoped to achieve, other than to make money.
 

A final group of 25 was selected by judges, based on the quality of their submissions and on their determination to succeed.
 

They have been split into two teams, one mentored by Touchstone’s Chief Executive, Paul Smith and Managing Director Abi Hookway, and the other by Paul’s wife and business partner, Aniko, and the company’s Commercial Director Gordon Dutfield, with each battling to produce the first millionaire.
 

After visiting judges’ houses for an intensive training weekend, the contestants are now putting their business plans into practice with help and advice from mentors during weekly catch-up sessions. Each contestant is keeping a video diary to provide a record of their investment journey.
  

Touchstone, which runs courses and seminars across the UK focused on investment in property, launched the competition as a way of bringing investors together to share their experiences and expertise.
 

Paul said: “We’re always looking for new ways to impart our knowledge and this X-Factor style competition helps to generate some energy and excitement around the process.
 

“By adding a competitive edge, there’s an added incentive for our investors, with help from our staff, to push themselves further to make their property portfolios worker harder for them.”
 

He added: “We’ve already seen some early wins for our investors and, even at this early stage, several are on course to reach the £1million mark by the end of the year.”
 

 For more information or high-resolution photographs please email carlos@carlosalbamedia.co.uk or telephone 0141 637 6399 or 07880505647

 

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