Winners Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge

During Global Entrepreneurship Week 2010 young people from Hull pitched their business ideas to former BBC Apprentice star Ruth Badger. Young people from across the city entered the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge under four different categories and the winners pitched their idea for the chance to double their winnings from the first round.


The competition had over 2,500 hits on the website www.hullbadgers.co.uk, which resulted in 78 enquiries, 36 entries and 16 projects that were shortlisted to 'pitch' to the judges. All the entrants had to present their idea to the first judging panel, made up of people from the public, private and community sectors. There were some fantastic entries, and many of them walked away with vouchers and sponsorship deals before the final.
The six finalists were
Under 11's section Tree Huggers Production from Griffin Primary and the Toast Bar from Longhill Primary in East Hull

11 - 16 year old section The Green Queen's and East Hull Urban Arts from Malet Lambert from East Hull
16 - 18 year old section Oliver Wilson (Hull Training Apprentice) and Andy Selby (President of Students Union at Wilberforce College) of Xuro Computers of East Hull (both ex pupils of Malet Lambert)
19 - 21 year old section Ethan Gibson Impression 11 of West Hull

The final judging panel took place on Thursday 17th November and Ruth Badger was joined by Debbie Page and Gerard Toplass of Claughtons, Andrew Peterson KC Head of Marketing & Propositions, Bronwyn Wilson of Crazy Critter World Phil Batty, Managing Director of Force-7 and Sarah Longthorn, Founder of Wedge Welly,

Toast Bar from Longhill Primary gained a commendation for the second year running with their business idea and secured advice and support from Debbie Page of Claughtons to source the white goods they need and Hull training are giving them a free course in Health and Safety.

The overall winner was the Green Queens from Malet Lambert School who first got involved in enterprise in Global Entrepreneurship Week last year and though they did not win continued seeking support and developing their ideas who overall secured £600 investment into their enterprise project and the chance to develop it further with support from Hull Training and the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank. At the same time.

Andy Selby secured a Free book keeping course worth £350 from Goldings and a Business mentoring session with Ruth Badger in her office in Manchester.

Ethan Gibson secured a Free book keeping course worth £350 from Goldings

On Friday 18th November both winners were invited to the Secondary Day in Global Entreprenurship Week to get their winnings from the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge.

Ruth Badger with Longhill Toast Bar