Young entrepreneurs are to benefit from a new sponsorship deal.

Recruitment firm SLA Partnership, based in Maidstone, is injecting £6,000 a year into the Kent Foundation and Medway Youth Trust.

The Kent Foundation supports and advises young people with good business ideas, while the Trust aims to improve the life chances of young people, including careers advice..

Sarah Landry, managing partner of SLA, said the company’s sponsorship was “an ideal fit with the work of these two charities who, like us, look to encourage ways of achieving aspirations and ambitions.

“We focus on providing a quality of service to find a perfect match and I believe we have now achieved this with our sponsorship deal for Kent Foundation and Medway Youth Trust.”

Paul Barron, director of Kent Foundation for Young Entrepreneurs, welcomed SLA’s significant commitment. “Like all charities, we have to work really hard to find financial backing and I am delighted that they have chosen to back us at this challenging time,” he said. SLA’s expertise in the job market would be invaluable.

Medway Youth Trust’s chief executive Graham Clewes added: “SLA’s support through their money, time and expertise is a tremendous boost for Medway Youth Trust and for our careers and employability work with young people in Kent and Medway.” He hoped the sponsorship would encourage other companies to enter similar partnerships.