Call to business community to support Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015

Dear Friends

I  would like to bring to the attention of the business community the next celebration of entrepreneurship in the area following the highly successful Business Week, Global Entrepreneurship Week. I hope that you will consider getting involved in this week that will take place from the 16th – 20th November in order to support a celebration of enterprise for Hull schools and colleges, that will feature young entrepreneurs from Hull along with Claire Young, DJ Ben Rainey, Andy Pickles of U-explore and Lebo Molefe from The Hook up Dinner in South Africa.

Enterprise is a vital contributor to the health of our economy and to diversity of opportunity within our society. That is why I support your ambition to make your area the best place in the world to start and grow a business. As part of your ambition, I know the Humber is seeking to achieve a change in the perception of enterprise and entrepreneurship amongst its young people, ensuring that they have the information they need is an important tool in realising that change. During the week I am looking forward to working with young people aged 6 to 24 and their teachers and tutors as well as judging the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge that helps identify future entrepreneurs. In the three years that it has been running we have given over £15,000 to young entrepreneurs in real cash as well as mentoring and general support. Whilst I maybe from Wolverhampton and not Hull, I feel at home in a City that does so much to support its enterprising young people.

I am an ardent supporter of your work, in particular during Global Entrepreneurship Week,

which aims to create a more enterprising culture amongst young people. My hope is that today's young people go on to aspire to set up their own businesses, start social enterprises to improve their communities and be innovative employees themselves. Your area is doing a great deal to support their enterprising young person which makes me proud to be associated with the City. If you want to know more about the week please consider sponsoring or supporting the week and following it on Twitter @GEW2015 as it’s only with your support that we can ensure that your city’s young people become the enterprising employees and entrepreneurs of the future. So why not join KC, Hull Training, Rollits, RB, University of Hull, Hull College, Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce, the Sangwin Group and Hull City Council in supporting this great culture of enterprise in your city.

If you want to see what happens during the week then please check out our website www.gewhull.co.uk that features last years events and what we hope to do this year and then contact Charles Cracknell via 613489  or charles.cracknell@hullcc.gov.uk to discuss how you can get involved in this festival of enterprise.

Ruth Badger

Patron Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership