Open to young people under the age of 19 (up to 21 if they are in formal or informal education and training), Challenge the Badgers Sett is a competition to encourage young entrepreneurs. The competition is named in honour of former BBC Apprentice finalist Ruth Badger, who will be on the judging panel.
This year’s challenge will be launched on Friday 1 July by Hull City Training and Hull's Youth Enterprise Bank. These organisations are working alongside HWS Hosting and GH Events to run the Dragons' Den-style competition. Independent panels will asses entrants’ business plans and then draw up a shortlist for each category who will then come face-to-face with the 'badgers' including Ruth herself, to pitch their idea.
Young people from Hull have until 22nd October to enter their enterprising idea and business plan, which can be based on anything from a new business venture to a community project. There are four age categories for youngsters to enter; under 11’s, 16's, 16 - 18 year olds and 19 year olds, and they must live in the HU1 to HU9 postcode area or attend a Hull secondary school.
Ruth Badger said: "Last year when I judged the final with colleagues from HKR, Hull City Council and the Institute of Directors and Sarah Longthorn from Wedgewelly. I was really impressed with the four finalists in particular the winner Bronwyn Wilson of Crazy Critter World who was outstanding and who I continue to support and promote along with Sarah and members of the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership.
I am pleased it is running for a second year as I want to encourage young people in Hull who possibly are not at the stage where they feel can develop their idea on their own or need some extra confidence. I know when I was young if there had being such a thing as youth enterprise I would have become an entrepreneur much younger in my life, this years winner might be the person with the most innovative idea or the person who has a great commercial business plan and needs a bit of extra cash to develop it further."
Former winner Bronwyn Wilson, founder Crazy Critter World, said: “Last year I was really pleased to win the Badgers Sett Enterprise challenge as it certainly helped me to launch my business on to the next stage of its development. I was pleased to be invited to judge this year’s in November along with Josh Wilson of Hestia Fuels Ltd who won the 19 and under section last year. So come on young people in Hull show us how enterprising you are!"
Another judge, Maureen Foers OBE, Chair of the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank said: "The sort of things, we as judges, will be looking for this year is how entrants are going to best use the prize money. Perhaps they are going to employ someone or they are going to put something back into their local community working with other young people. We will also be looking to see how the City’s young people are looking to be involved with the City’s emerging opportunities in the renewable industries.”
Further Information
The winners of each category will then be invited to compete against each other to double their winnings against a panel that will be chaired by Ruth Badger during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011, in November.
Application forms via www.hullbadgers.co.uk
Prize money for the winners of each section is as follows:
Under 11: Up to£500
16 and under section: Up to £750
16-18 year old section: Up to £1000
9 year old section (up to 21 if you are in formal or informal education or training): Up to £1500
The competition was announced in response to Hull's highly successful Business Week and Global Entrepreneurship Week events that have captured the imagination of the city’s enterprising young people.
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