Day 4 and 5 Global Entrepreneurship Week In Hull

Day 4 Global Entrepreneurship Week

Saw 170 young people aged 16 - 19 year olds learn about enterprise and heard international business woman and BBC Apprentice star Ruth Badger talk about her business journey before and after the Apprentice at an event sponsored by the Bondholders, Business Link Yorkshre, University of Hull and Hull Traning.

They heard from Judy Ward about how the Hull Daily Mail considered itself as being at the heart of the community for the last 125 years and how the newspaper operates as a business. They also heard about the wide range of goods and services provided by the Co-operative from its Chairman Len Wardle. Three West Hull entrepreneurs Mally Welburn, Amanda Hartley and Phil Benson also outlined their enterprise journey.

The teams were given a challenge to come up with an enterprising product from a range of random objects linked to the Olympic Games. The six finalists were Binoculars from St. Mary's College who came third winning £150 , Moulded Souvenirs from Hull College , Streamers from Wyke College who came second winning £250, Torch from Hull Tec, Witi device Hull Training Catering and Ticket LCD from Hull Tec .


The winners came from the Catering section of Hull Training who received £500 made up of vouches and a cheque from the judges and the chance to spend half a day with Ruth Badger early next year and either breakfast or lunch.  Also Ruth Badger became a Patron of the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership.


Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge

In the early evening the winners of each section who had won through to the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge competed with each other to present their enterprising idea the winner overall was 15 year old Bronwyn Wilson and her 13 year old cousin Ben of Crazy Critter World who won £1,000 worth of investment and will get mentor support from Wedgewelly founder Sarah Longthorn as well as advice and support from Ruth Badger. Longhill Records gained sponsorship for their business idea and Xuro Computers and Josh Wilson were congratulated on their excellent pitches and given some business tips to move their business forward.

The winners of Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge Crazy Critters World Ben and Bronwyn with Ruth Badger

Day 5 Global Entrepreneurship Week

Day 5 to-day Hull hosts an event for nearly 200 secondary school pupils sponsored by Arco, Hull Training and the Hull Enterprise Partnership with Abhimanu Kudasamy the High Commissioner of Mauritius, the Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson MP and Ruth Badger as well as young entrepreneurs Phil Batty, Amanda Hartley and Phil Benson.


Like the Post 16 event the pupils will be given a challenge to come up with an enterprising product from a range of random objects linked to the Olympic Games and win prizes.


Charles Cracknell said

"I would like to thank all the sponsors in particular St Stephen's, Hull Training, Enterprise Partnership, the Co-operative as well as  members of the GEW planning committee, speakers for GEW 2010 in Hull including the young entreprenurs but most of all the young people of Hull who without doubt are very enterprising and with their leadership in the future we will be a enterprise zone with great potential in the coming years."


"My thoughts to-day as GEW 2010 comes to a close are drawn to two of our supporters of youth enterprise in Hull Lee Creamer and Jack Brignall MBE who have died this year and tonight I present youth enterprise awards in their name at our end of week celebration evening along with William Wilberforce and Abhimanu Kudasamy the High Commissioner of Mauritius."