Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge

During the process the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge backed by the City's Youth Enterprise Bank, the Co-operative, HWS Hosting, Force-7, GH Events, Hull Training and former BBC Apprentice star Ruth Badger issued over £6,000 in cash prizes and vouchers were issued and there are plans to produce a DVD of some of the contestants in action including the final which will be chaired by Ruth Badger herself on 19th November Staff House at the University of Hull, joining Ruth as judges will be Neil Hudgell the Chair Hull Kingston Rovers, Mark Jones – Head of Economic Development and Regeneration, Richard Tuplin of the Institute of Directors, Phil Batty Managing Director Force-7 and Sarah Longthorn Founder of Wedge Welly.

The first round of the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge in Hull that had four different age groups under 11, 11 -16 year olds , 16-18 year olds and 19 -21 year olds for those in informal or formal education has ended. The competition had over 1,500 hits on the website www.hullbadgers.co.uk That resulted in 112 enquiries 42 entries and 21 were short listed to 'pitch' to the judges over 3 days which resulted in four winners:-

1) Longhill Primary got £300 towards the production of an Xmas CD to be released in December and an order of 50 CD's from Hull City Council and chance to pitch to Ruth Badge to double their winnings on 19th November.
2) 15 year old Bronwyn Wilson and her 13 year old cousin Ben won a £650 cash injection into their business Crazy Critters a soft furnishing business mascots and novelty products and cards as the winner of the under 16 section and the chance to pitch to Ruth Badger to double their winnings on 19th November
3) Former Malet Lambert school pupils Andrew, Alex and Oliver and their computer hardware business Xuro Computers won the 16 - 18 year old section and got £1,000 to invest in their business and chance to pitch to Ruth Badger to double their winnings on 19th November.
4) West Hull and University of Hull student Josh Wilson won £1,500 and the 19 to 21 year old section with his proposed product the waste wacker and chance to pitch to double his winnings on 19th November.

Other prizes went to:-

1) Griffin Primary Schools company Muffins to Go won £100 worth of Co-operative vouchers and a £75 cash injection into their Muffin business that will see some of their ongoing profits to be invested into a school project in Kenya.
2) Gillshill Groovy Gardeners won a £200 cash injection into their gardening business in order they could purchase a Polly tunnel and linked up with Hull's young entrepreneur of the year 2010 Dave Garbera MD of KH Smilers.
3) Instinct from St Andrews won £50 worth of Co-operative vouchers and a £75 cash injection into their Tuck Shop idea
4) Com - Mac from Trinity House school with their new on-line ordering concept. They gained support from three of the City's young entrepreneurs to and a cash injection of £250 to further develop their idea. They also will get support from Yorkshire's Women's Enterprise Champion and the Chair of the City's Enterprise Board.
5) Members of three teams from Andrew Marvel Business Enterprise College were awarded co-operative group vouchers.
6) The members of Stationary Explosion and Robotics from Malet Lambert School were awarded co-operative group vouchers. At the same time Stationary Explosion are going to see if they can help us during Global Entrepreneurship Week and create a 200 conference packs.
7) Kristel Tuul based at the University of Hull and Offbeat Productions a social enterprise / co-operative to support unsigned musicians and possible other artistic talent was offered £500 sponsorship with the offer of a member of the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership supporting them at management board level.

Ruth in Action giving her story in Hull GEW 2010 at the University of Hull November 2009