York-based Relay Recruitment has set up a training centre aimed at honing a generation of commercially astute in-house entrepreneurs.

Existing employees and new recruits will spend at least a week receiving one-to-one training and mentoring, headed by Alex Golding, Relay's talent and recruitment director.

Golding said the centre will plug a gap in training for first-hand workplace experience. "Employees will deal with live calls and visits before they go out into a branch," she told Recruiter.

Staff will be encouraged to work autonomously and go on to create their own business under the Relay brand.