THE CO-OPERATIVE HELPS YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS TO GET BUSINESS-SAVVY

The Co-operative has joined forces with Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership to launch a week of local activities to mark this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week (14 – 18 November).

Last year’s event saw 2,000 young people take part in activities across Hull, or at their school or college, and this year promises to be even bigger and better.

Activity will include a series of activities held at The Guildhall, including an “Environmental Enterprise Challenge” and a “Hull Ready Celebration”. Students can also get newsroom-ready with media training classes run by the Hull Daily Mail, or enjoy a series of enterprise master classes, tailored for different age groups.

Former stars of BBC TV’s The Apprentice, Ruth Badger and Claire Young, will be joining some of the week’s events to advise and inspire the region’s entrepreneurs of tomorrow, along with local young business success story, Sarah Longthorn, Managing Director of Wedgewelly.

Steven Bayes, Co-operative East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire Committee member, said: "Global Entrepreneurship Week is a great opportunity for young people in Hull to develop their enterprising ideas and learn new skills. As a Co-operative we want to invest in the future of our city and encourage young people to set up their own businesses, to grow Hull's economy and attract further investment that is why we have given the organisers £3,000 towards the cost of the week.

“We know that we have lots of talented youngsters in the city and I am looking forward to meeting some of them”.

Guest speaker, Ruth Badger, said: "I love visiting Hull as it is an enterprising city and I really enjoy sharing my journey with budding young entrepreneurs who really want to make a difference in the business world.”

“Last year I was delighted to become a Patron of the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership and to support its activities that support Hull’s enterprising young people to ‘dream dangerously’. There is no doubt the city of Hull is doing a great deal to support its enterprising young people. I am proud to see that Hull’s activities to support this important Week and other enterprising activities go from strength to strength and I look forward to addressing the delegates and young people this year.”

For more information about the week’s events, visit www.youthenterprise-hull.co.uk.