Welcome to this blog that shows how enterprising the city of Hull's young people are. The blog will feature up-dates about the work of the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership and its support for Global Entrepreneurship Week.
















Wednesday 15 April 2015

£5 Blossom Celebration - 11th

Hull City Council’s Make £5 Blossom project will be holding its 11th end celebration event at the Guildhall on April the 21st and will see primary school pupils and young apprentices, sharing their enterprising journeys of how they used the loan they received from their business partners to hopefully make a profit.

The only boundaries set for the young people was that their ideas would need to have an element of involving the promotion of Hull or the City of Culture success in some way or another, other than that they could be as enterprising as they wanted.

Each group of young people were given a loan of £250 in November 2014 from their business partner and have had to show their entrepreneurial spirit whilst using the Big 13 Enterprise Skills to hopefully make a profit, this will then be shared between our enterprising young people, The Lord Mayors Charity and the Be Enterprising Group of practitioners.

Involvement in this round has included Gillshill Primary and Sangwin, Stoneferry and Spencer’s, Victoria Dock and Apple Pear, St Nicholas’ and Hull Daily Mail, Bellfield and TArran Photography, Mersey and AB Rooms, Hull Training and HBP Systems Ltd, Longhill and KC, St Richards and The Deep, Thorpepark and NPS and Elloughton and St Stephen’s Shopping Centre.

Ruth Truelove at St Stephen's Shopping Centre said:

 "Make £5 Blossom is an excellent scheme that we've been delighted to support for a number of years. Through the work that we do, we see so many examples of talent, creativity and entrepreneurialism even in the youngest pupils. The results of the children's projects each year never fail to encourage and inspire us."

Oliver Nicoll, of HBP Systems Ltd, said:

"It has been fantastic working with such a great team of guys, they have all shown great enthusiasm in getting the project going, taking a good idea and turning it into a great business opportunity. I think with a little more time they will continue to flourish …. And who knows where Dr Jams could end up


Wednesday 8 April 2015

Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge 2015

The Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge, supported by Hull City Council, the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership and Ruth Badger is open to young people aged 24 or under, and has three age ranges - Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Post 16 with individuals or groups able to apply.

Candidates must be living in Hull or the East Riding and have an enterprising idea such as a new business idea, a co-operative, a community enterprise project or an enterprising school or college project. The winners of each section will get the opportunity to pitch at Global Entrepreneurship Week to double their winnings against a panel chaired by Ruth Badger herself and receive business support from Ruth badger Consultancy. The deadline for entries is 31st July 2015.

Prize money for the winners of each section is as follows:
Primary School section up to £500
Secondary School section up to £750
Post 16 - Business idea for 16-24 year olds up to £1,200 

Louise Upfold of Weasie Wears, winner of Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge 2014, said:

"I was really surprised and pleased to win the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge 2014 for my bespoke tailoring business not only did I win a cash prize I also received support from local young entrepreneurs, including a new website from Kit Hargreaves of Apple Pear and Thomas Arran Photographer is taking photographs of my products, and of course it’s great to have access to such a successful businesswoman as Ruth Badger”

 “There is no doubt without the support of Ruth, I would not have got as far as I have with my business idea."

Councillor Martin Mancey, Portfolio Holder for Energy City, said:

"As a Council we have a real commitment to developing an enterprise culture amongst our young people with the Hull Youth Enterprise a Partnership so they in turn can benefit from future opportunities in our great City.

“I am pleased that once again Ruth has committed to support this enterprise challenge and we look forward to it producing great potential young entrepreneurs like Louise who won last year.”

Ruth Badger, added: "I am very passionate about enterprise and ensuring young people have the opportunity to engage in it! Out of all the cities and towns in the UK that I work with, I believe that Hull are the best at engaging real entrepreneurs and successful businesses in partnering up with future young entrepreneurs, and that is why I set up this competition in your area with the Hull City Council six years ago.

"I want to encourage young people in Hull and the East Riding, an area that I have adopted for its commitment to its enterprising young people, that are possibly are not at the stage where they feel can develop their idea on their own or need some extra confidence with financial resource and mentoring."