Shadow Small Business Minister, Bill Esterson, is to visit Hull on 16th February. He is meeting organisations that are involved in the city's youth enterprise agenda and some of the young entrepreneurs who have received support.
Whilst he is in Hull he will meet with a number of young entrepreneurs who have received support from the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, teachers involved in the Be Enterprising Group of teachers and tutors as well as representatives of London Youth Support a Trust, who along with Hull City Council are establishing a new incubator centre for young entrepreneurs.
Bill Esterson MP Shadow Small Business Minster
“I was a director of a small business for 15 years before I became an MP and am more than aware that Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They create the jobs that we need. They are crucial at every level of a strong and thriving economy that works for employer and staff - I am particularly pleased to come to Hull following its success in last years Enterprising Briain Awards and the European Enterprise Promotion Awards to see how as a city that you support young entrepreneurs and are encouraging young people in schools and colleges to develop their enterprise skills. I am also looking forward to hear more about Hull's developing links with young entrepreneurs in Johannesburg in South Africa"
Maureen Foers OBE Chair John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank said
"We are delighted that the Shadow Small Business Minister is to visit Hull and to see what we are doing to support our enterprising young people through helping them to develop their enterprise skills whilst at school and college and helping them to set up in business. Hull is gaining a reputation for its work in supporting enterprising young people in a partnership approach and we hope that Bill will find some of what we are doing to help develop a national approach to supporting enterprising young people interesting."
Ross Bennett MD of Engaging Education & Chair Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership
"We are looking forward to welcoming Bill to Hull, as an MP and a former business owner he knows what it is like running a business and he knows what challenges small business face day in day out trying to survive. We are particularly pleased that he is coming to talk to those that support young entrepreneurs as well as a number of young entrepreneurs that have received support from the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank"
Further information
Bill Esterson was elected MP for Sefton Central in 2010 and was appointed Shadow Minister for Small Business in September 2015 and is a former small business owner for 15 years.
On his appointment as Shadow Minister Bill Esterson said “We all need small businesses to thrive. I want to see Britain become a high skilled, high wage economy that works for everyone. Small businesses will be crucial in achieving that goal. I look forward to my new role fighting for small businesses in Sefton Central and around the country, and speaking up on their behalf."
The Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership was established 15 years ago and has championed the interests and needs of enterprising young people through the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge, the Be Enterprising Group of Teachers and Tutors, as well as through high profile events during Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Shadow Small Business Minister visit to Hull's Enterprising Young People
Thursday, 4 February 2016
THE INVESTMENT IN YOUNG PEOPLE AWARD IS NOW HERE
Hull City Council and the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank are proud to announce that in partnership with Young Chamber UK they are now offering the Investment in Young People Award (IiYP).
IiYP is a National Award. It recognises the important work that employers do in supporting a young person’s:
• understanding of the world of work
• gaining of employability skills required to secure meaningful employment in the future
• development of their enterprise skills that enables them to develop their own businesses in the future.
The scheme is aimed at recognising an employer’s contribution in assisting young people aged from 5 to 25 to achieve this.
IiYP has been developed and is managed by Young Chamber UK, a social enterprise, in conjunction with a range of education business partnership organisations (EBPOs) from across the country, many of which will act as ‘local agents’ for IiYP and will carry out the on-site verification visits prior to the approval of the IiYP Award. The Award has received the full endorsement of the British Chambers of Commerce and has attracted interest from the Government as a way of recognising the work that businesses at doing to enable our young people to have a great future.
As strong supporters of young people in the region, the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank in partnership with Hull City Council jumped at the opportunity to become involved and support working with local employers who recognise the importance of working with young people to develop their skills.
Cllr Martin Mancey stated that:
We are very keen to recognise the work that employers throughout the area do in providing opportunities for young people to understand the world of work and giving them opportunities to further develop their enterprise and employability skills. We therefore welcome the establishment of the Investment in Young People Award in Hull.”
Kevin Smith, CEO at Young Chamber UK commented:
“It is already clearly evident that employer engagement boosts the job prospects of young people, and supported by the British Chambers of Commerce, we are able to encourage many more employers to support more young people develop their employability skills. Gaining the IiYP demonstrates an employers’ commitment to the employability development of young people and highlights the different ways in which employers continue to support this agenda. We are working across the country with different organisations, and look forward to seeing employers from Hull join those already in receipt of this award.”
Hannah Crookes, Volunteer Coordinator for the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank commented:
“IiYP is an opportunity for employers to gain recognition for their work in supporting the development of the skills of our future workforce. Young people need support in knowing
Further Information please visit http://www.youngchamber.com/iiyp
IiYP is a National Award. It recognises the important work that employers do in supporting a young person’s:
• understanding of the world of work
• gaining of employability skills required to secure meaningful employment in the future
• development of their enterprise skills that enables them to develop their own businesses in the future.
The scheme is aimed at recognising an employer’s contribution in assisting young people aged from 5 to 25 to achieve this.
IiYP has been developed and is managed by Young Chamber UK, a social enterprise, in conjunction with a range of education business partnership organisations (EBPOs) from across the country, many of which will act as ‘local agents’ for IiYP and will carry out the on-site verification visits prior to the approval of the IiYP Award. The Award has received the full endorsement of the British Chambers of Commerce and has attracted interest from the Government as a way of recognising the work that businesses at doing to enable our young people to have a great future.
As strong supporters of young people in the region, the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank in partnership with Hull City Council jumped at the opportunity to become involved and support working with local employers who recognise the importance of working with young people to develop their skills.
Cllr Martin Mancey stated that:
We are very keen to recognise the work that employers throughout the area do in providing opportunities for young people to understand the world of work and giving them opportunities to further develop their enterprise and employability skills. We therefore welcome the establishment of the Investment in Young People Award in Hull.”
Kevin Smith, CEO at Young Chamber UK commented:
“It is already clearly evident that employer engagement boosts the job prospects of young people, and supported by the British Chambers of Commerce, we are able to encourage many more employers to support more young people develop their employability skills. Gaining the IiYP demonstrates an employers’ commitment to the employability development of young people and highlights the different ways in which employers continue to support this agenda. We are working across the country with different organisations, and look forward to seeing employers from Hull join those already in receipt of this award.”
Hannah Crookes, Volunteer Coordinator for the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank commented:
“IiYP is an opportunity for employers to gain recognition for their work in supporting the development of the skills of our future workforce. Young people need support in knowing
Further Information please visit http://www.youngchamber.com/iiyp
Friday, 18 December 2015
MicroBizMattersDay on January 8th
The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and the Youth Enterprise Team of Hull City Council are to play a significant part in #MicroBizMattersDay on January 8th to celebrate the contribution made by Micro Businesses to UK Economy. As part of the day, micro businesses across the UK are being encouraged to give 8 minutes of their time to support to other micro businesses. In Hull the JCYEB has commissioned a video featuring Weasie Wears, Apple Pear, Engaging Education, Labrascals and Millie Rose that will be used on the day as part of the Enterprising Young People Hour, in the video the Hull young entrepreneurs will be giving 1 minute tips on youth entrepreneurship and the Big 13 enterprise skills.
Councillor Martin Mancey, Portfolio Holder
“ It’s fantastic that young entrepreneurs in Hull are supporting Micro Biz Day 2016 by playing an active part in the Enterprising Young People Hour and by giving up their time to support other young entrepreneurs across the UK . Hull’s involvement in this annual day of recognition, action and learning further illustrates our commitment to youth entrepreneurship and micro businesses”
Tina Boden Founder of Enterprise Rockers and Micro Biz Day
“ We are delighted that Hull through its work in supporting micro businesses, in particular young entrepreneurs, will be joining us on 8 January 2016 as part of Micro Biz Matters day, on the day hundreds of thousands of micro business owners – we really hope it will be 1 million – will be giving 8 minutes (or more) of their time to help other micro business owners somewhere in the world. The three main areas of focus for #IGave8 minutes of action to help other micro enterprise owners are Customers, Cash flow and Confidence”
Ross Bennett Chair Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership
“Young people who set up in a business are just like any other person that does apart from one key fact that there is a tendency for organisations and large businesses not to take them seriously yet they, like all micro businesses, are playing a vital role in ensuring that our economy turns the corner. Britain’s micro businesses in general and younger entrepreneurs in particular are almost twice as optimistic about the future growth of their business compared to older peers.
So in a nutshell it’s not always about high growth and expansion for young people, it’s about enjoying what they are doing and many are wanting to put back into their community, not because it’s the trendy thing to do but because it’s the right thing to do and for that reason I am pleased that so many young people are making a contribution to #MicroBizMattersDay 2016.”
Further information
MICRO Biz Day is run by Enterprise Rockers and SAGE with backing from PolicyBee, Lorraine Allman and Adrian Ashton
www.microbizmattersday.rocks
The JCYEB supports young entrepreneurs in Hull and East Riding www.youthenterprise.co.uk
Councillor Martin Mancey, Portfolio Holder
“ It’s fantastic that young entrepreneurs in Hull are supporting Micro Biz Day 2016 by playing an active part in the Enterprising Young People Hour and by giving up their time to support other young entrepreneurs across the UK . Hull’s involvement in this annual day of recognition, action and learning further illustrates our commitment to youth entrepreneurship and micro businesses”
Tina Boden Founder of Enterprise Rockers and Micro Biz Day
“ We are delighted that Hull through its work in supporting micro businesses, in particular young entrepreneurs, will be joining us on 8 January 2016 as part of Micro Biz Matters day, on the day hundreds of thousands of micro business owners – we really hope it will be 1 million – will be giving 8 minutes (or more) of their time to help other micro business owners somewhere in the world. The three main areas of focus for #IGave8 minutes of action to help other micro enterprise owners are Customers, Cash flow and Confidence”
Ross Bennett Chair Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership
“Young people who set up in a business are just like any other person that does apart from one key fact that there is a tendency for organisations and large businesses not to take them seriously yet they, like all micro businesses, are playing a vital role in ensuring that our economy turns the corner. Britain’s micro businesses in general and younger entrepreneurs in particular are almost twice as optimistic about the future growth of their business compared to older peers.
So in a nutshell it’s not always about high growth and expansion for young people, it’s about enjoying what they are doing and many are wanting to put back into their community, not because it’s the trendy thing to do but because it’s the right thing to do and for that reason I am pleased that so many young people are making a contribution to #MicroBizMattersDay 2016.”
Further information
MICRO Biz Day is run by Enterprise Rockers and SAGE with backing from PolicyBee, Lorraine Allman and Adrian Ashton
www.microbizmattersday.rocks
The JCYEB supports young entrepreneurs in Hull and East Riding www.youthenterprise.co.uk
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Five Hull schools chosen to take part in Greenpower enterprising schem
Five primary schools in Hull are to be supported by young entrepreneurs Engaging Education and the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank to get involved with the STEM initiative, a programme run by the Greenpower Trust who work closely with Siemens.
The project is aimed at promoting sustainable engineering to young people by teaching them how to design, build and race electric kit cars in school teams, whilst exploring the science, technology, engineering and maths skills required to develop their teamwork and leadership qualities, forming part of the Big 13 Enterprise Skills.
Kevin Wilkinson, Financial Controller at Siemens, said:
"I was really pleased with the enthusiasm and quality of submissions by all the schools entering the Greenpower Trust competition. The understanding of the Big 13 Enterprise Skills and the impact a Greenpower project can have on pupils was encouraging to see, therefore it was very difficult to choose a winner.
"However, given what I've seen in the submissions, I'm sure all the schools involved in Greenpower projects will gain a lot from the experience."
Councillor Martin Mancey, Portfolio Holder for Energy City, said:
"The council is pleased to be working with Siemens, Engaging Education and the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank on this great project with Greenpower Trust, in order to ensure that young people across the city can find out more about enterprising and STEM.
"I look forward to seeing the cars once they are built by the schools."
All primary schools across the city took part in the Big 13 Enterprise Skills competition, and the winners include Foredyke Primary (won £500), Cavendish Primary (won £200), Francis Askew Primary (won £200). Gillshill and Biggin Hill Primary School already received £500 towards an IET Formula Goblin Car because of their excellent record of engaging with pupils in the enterprise agenda.
Sarah Elsom, Enterprise Leader, Foredyke Primary School, said:
"The children in year five and six are already really excited about this opportunity and want to organize a weekly café for the pupils and parents to raise money. They are also drafting letters to send to local businesses to gain sponsorship and raise the profile of the school."
Ross Bennett, Managing Director of Engaging Education, said:
"We are delighted to be sponsoring this great initiative with the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and Hull City Council, there was some fantastic entries from schools associated with the Be Enterprising Group of teachers and tutors and we are looking forward to working with the young people at the schools."
The project is aimed at promoting sustainable engineering to young people by teaching them how to design, build and race electric kit cars in school teams, whilst exploring the science, technology, engineering and maths skills required to develop their teamwork and leadership qualities, forming part of the Big 13 Enterprise Skills.
Kevin Wilkinson, Financial Controller at Siemens, said:
"I was really pleased with the enthusiasm and quality of submissions by all the schools entering the Greenpower Trust competition. The understanding of the Big 13 Enterprise Skills and the impact a Greenpower project can have on pupils was encouraging to see, therefore it was very difficult to choose a winner.
"However, given what I've seen in the submissions, I'm sure all the schools involved in Greenpower projects will gain a lot from the experience."
Councillor Martin Mancey, Portfolio Holder for Energy City, said:
"The council is pleased to be working with Siemens, Engaging Education and the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank on this great project with Greenpower Trust, in order to ensure that young people across the city can find out more about enterprising and STEM.
"I look forward to seeing the cars once they are built by the schools."
All primary schools across the city took part in the Big 13 Enterprise Skills competition, and the winners include Foredyke Primary (won £500), Cavendish Primary (won £200), Francis Askew Primary (won £200). Gillshill and Biggin Hill Primary School already received £500 towards an IET Formula Goblin Car because of their excellent record of engaging with pupils in the enterprise agenda.
Sarah Elsom, Enterprise Leader, Foredyke Primary School, said:
"The children in year five and six are already really excited about this opportunity and want to organize a weekly café for the pupils and parents to raise money. They are also drafting letters to send to local businesses to gain sponsorship and raise the profile of the school."
Ross Bennett, Managing Director of Engaging Education, said:
"We are delighted to be sponsoring this great initiative with the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and Hull City Council, there was some fantastic entries from schools associated with the Be Enterprising Group of teachers and tutors and we are looking forward to working with the young people at the schools."
Message from Ruth Badger
There is no doubt that Hull and East Riding is the right place to be if you’re a potential young entrepreneur and/or a student wishing to develop your enterprise skills. This year Hull has seen its highly successful John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank not only win the Department of Business Innovation and Skills Enterprising Britain Award, but it went on to represent the UK in the European Enterprise Promotion Awards and gain the runners up position. During the year the JCYEB has supported 25 young people with their business idea working alongside various partners and next year it will be working with London Youth Support Trust and Hull City Council in providing a new incubator service for potential young entrepreneurs.
One of the great things about the JCYEB is that not only has it supported with training, a grant and mentored 100's of young people with their business idea, it is a cornerstone of Hull's youth enterprise eco-system as many of those that have received support from it have made donations to it or acted as mentors to potential young entrepreneurs. Along with the City Council it also supports the Hull Youth Enterprise Awards and I was pleased that this year they established the enterprising student award in memory of one of Hulls great head teachers Jane Disbrey, who I had the privilege of meeting on a number of occasions.
During Global Entrepreneurship Week in November the Hull City Council, supported by the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership, and with the support of the business community, managed to organise some fantastic events in the area this year. I have to say it was the best ever and for the 12th year running in Hull we saw people supporting your students to develop their enterprising skills. It was very rewarding in the evaluations to see that 60% of the young people who participated in the week said they are now more confident about understanding youth entrepreneurship and 70% of young people involved in the week said that they talked about enterprise at school & college in Hull.
Two of the most rewarding statistics from this years evaluations completed by the young people taking part in the week, was 65% of young people said they are more positive about self-employment as a career choice compared to before the week, and 30% of young people who took part said that they had or would pass on their experiences and/or knowledge to others again. Finally, 80% of young people who took part in the activities in Hull said that they would now be proactively taking action towards their entrepreneurial goal.
There is no wonder that the city gained the High Impact Award for its work during this important week from Youth Business International who runs the week in the UK on behalf of the Kaufman Foundation.
One of most rewarding initiatives in the City is Make £5 Blossom whereby a school gets a loan from a business of £150 and they get to work with that business on an enterprising idea. Any profits made are then split between the school and Hull's exciting Be Enterprising Group of teachers and tutors who are developing enterprising curriculum materials and have recently developed a web based enterprise game. I know of no other place in the UK where young people are so involved in the enterprise agenda and helping to raise funds to develop curriculum materials as well as enterprise training - Hull really has developed a youth enterprise eco system.
So all in all Hull has supported many 100's of enterprising young people, either by developing their enterprise skills and/or helping them to set up in business with the support of the Youth Enterprise Bank, so we look forward to even more success in 2016 with the support of the local business community. If you want to sponsor or mentor a young entrepreneur or support students to develop their enterprise skills then get in touch with Mike Notarantonio michael.notarantonio@hullcc.gov.uk to find out how you can help our enterprising young people.
I look forward to getting involved in more enterprising activities in Hull in 2016, especially in supporting a group of young entrepreneurs who are to visit South Africa on an exchange, and the fantastic STEM/Enterprise project the city is running with The Greenpower Trust and schools supported by your business community and young entrepreneurs like Thomas Arran Photography, Labrascals and Engaging Education.
I wish you all a Happy New Year.
Ruth Badger
Patron Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership
One of the great things about the JCYEB is that not only has it supported with training, a grant and mentored 100's of young people with their business idea, it is a cornerstone of Hull's youth enterprise eco-system as many of those that have received support from it have made donations to it or acted as mentors to potential young entrepreneurs. Along with the City Council it also supports the Hull Youth Enterprise Awards and I was pleased that this year they established the enterprising student award in memory of one of Hulls great head teachers Jane Disbrey, who I had the privilege of meeting on a number of occasions.
During Global Entrepreneurship Week in November the Hull City Council, supported by the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership, and with the support of the business community, managed to organise some fantastic events in the area this year. I have to say it was the best ever and for the 12th year running in Hull we saw people supporting your students to develop their enterprising skills. It was very rewarding in the evaluations to see that 60% of the young people who participated in the week said they are now more confident about understanding youth entrepreneurship and 70% of young people involved in the week said that they talked about enterprise at school & college in Hull.
Two of the most rewarding statistics from this years evaluations completed by the young people taking part in the week, was 65% of young people said they are more positive about self-employment as a career choice compared to before the week, and 30% of young people who took part said that they had or would pass on their experiences and/or knowledge to others again. Finally, 80% of young people who took part in the activities in Hull said that they would now be proactively taking action towards their entrepreneurial goal.
There is no wonder that the city gained the High Impact Award for its work during this important week from Youth Business International who runs the week in the UK on behalf of the Kaufman Foundation.
One of most rewarding initiatives in the City is Make £5 Blossom whereby a school gets a loan from a business of £150 and they get to work with that business on an enterprising idea. Any profits made are then split between the school and Hull's exciting Be Enterprising Group of teachers and tutors who are developing enterprising curriculum materials and have recently developed a web based enterprise game. I know of no other place in the UK where young people are so involved in the enterprise agenda and helping to raise funds to develop curriculum materials as well as enterprise training - Hull really has developed a youth enterprise eco system.
So all in all Hull has supported many 100's of enterprising young people, either by developing their enterprise skills and/or helping them to set up in business with the support of the Youth Enterprise Bank, so we look forward to even more success in 2016 with the support of the local business community. If you want to sponsor or mentor a young entrepreneur or support students to develop their enterprise skills then get in touch with Mike Notarantonio michael.notarantonio@hullcc.gov.uk to find out how you can help our enterprising young people.
I look forward to getting involved in more enterprising activities in Hull in 2016, especially in supporting a group of young entrepreneurs who are to visit South Africa on an exchange, and the fantastic STEM/Enterprise project the city is running with The Greenpower Trust and schools supported by your business community and young entrepreneurs like Thomas Arran Photography, Labrascals and Engaging Education.
I wish you all a Happy New Year.
Ruth Badger
Patron Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership
Monday, 30 November 2015
Support for Enterprise/STEM Project in Hull Primary Schools
Five primary schools in Hull are to be supported by young entrepreneurs Engaging Education and the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank in order that they can get involved in a great new STEM linked initiative with the Greenpower Trust who work with Siemens. The project is all about promoting sustainable engineering to young people and is done by allowing them to create, build and race electric cars. During the process they will explore the science, technology, engineering and maths that are behind everything they are doing and it also gives them the opportunity to use all of the Big 13 enterprise skills too.
The schools selected following a competition linked to the Big 13 Enterprise Skills are Foredyke Primary (won £500), Cavendish Primary(won £200) and Francis Askew Primary (won £200), two other schools Gillshill Primary School and Biggin Hill Primary School had already received £500 towards an IET Formula Goblin Car because of their excellent record of engaging with pupils in the enterprise agenda.
“I was really pleased with the enthusiasm and quality of submissions by all the schools entering the Greenpower Trust competition. The understanding of the Big 13 Enterprise Skills and the impact a Greenpower project can have on pupils was encouraging to see . Therefore it was very difficult to choose a winner of this competition. However, given what I’ve seen in the submissions, I’m sure all the schools involved in Greenpower projects will gain a lot from the experience.”
Kevin Wilkinson, Financial Controller at Siemens
“We are delighted to be sponsoring this great initiative with the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and Hull City Council, there was some fantastic entries from schools associated with the Be Enterprising Group of teachers and tutors. We are looking forward to working with the young people at the schools.”
Ross Bennett, MD Engaging Education
“ The Council is pleased to be working with Siemens, Engaging Education and the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank on this great project with Greenpower Trust in order that young people find out more about enterprise and STEM, I look forward to seeing the cars once they are built by the schools.
Cllr Martin Mancey
“The children in year five and six are already really excited about this opportunity and want to organize a weekly café for the pupils and parents to raise money and they are also drafting letters to send to local businesses to gain sponsorship and raise the profile of the school.
Sarah Elsom, Enterprise Leader, Foredyke Primary School
Further information
a) Engaging Education are a group of young entrepreneurs http://engaging-education.squarespace.com who undertake a wide range of literacy and numeracy projects in schools throughout Yorkshire
b) John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank www.youthenterprise.co.uk – supports the development of an entrepreneurial culture amongsr young people in Hull and the East Riding
c) The GreenPower Trust http://www.greenpower.co.uk objective is to advance education in the subjects of sustainable engineering and technology to young people and have created car kits like IET Formula Goblin for Primary Schools and Formula 24 for Secondary Schools and Colleges
The schools selected following a competition linked to the Big 13 Enterprise Skills are Foredyke Primary (won £500), Cavendish Primary(won £200) and Francis Askew Primary (won £200), two other schools Gillshill Primary School and Biggin Hill Primary School had already received £500 towards an IET Formula Goblin Car because of their excellent record of engaging with pupils in the enterprise agenda.
“I was really pleased with the enthusiasm and quality of submissions by all the schools entering the Greenpower Trust competition. The understanding of the Big 13 Enterprise Skills and the impact a Greenpower project can have on pupils was encouraging to see . Therefore it was very difficult to choose a winner of this competition. However, given what I’ve seen in the submissions, I’m sure all the schools involved in Greenpower projects will gain a lot from the experience.”
Kevin Wilkinson, Financial Controller at Siemens
“We are delighted to be sponsoring this great initiative with the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and Hull City Council, there was some fantastic entries from schools associated with the Be Enterprising Group of teachers and tutors. We are looking forward to working with the young people at the schools.”
Ross Bennett, MD Engaging Education
“ The Council is pleased to be working with Siemens, Engaging Education and the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank on this great project with Greenpower Trust in order that young people find out more about enterprise and STEM, I look forward to seeing the cars once they are built by the schools.
Cllr Martin Mancey
“The children in year five and six are already really excited about this opportunity and want to organize a weekly café for the pupils and parents to raise money and they are also drafting letters to send to local businesses to gain sponsorship and raise the profile of the school.
Sarah Elsom, Enterprise Leader, Foredyke Primary School
Further information
a) Engaging Education are a group of young entrepreneurs http://engaging-education.squarespace.com who undertake a wide range of literacy and numeracy projects in schools throughout Yorkshire
b) John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank www.youthenterprise.co.uk – supports the development of an entrepreneurial culture amongsr young people in Hull and the East Riding
c) The GreenPower Trust http://www.greenpower.co.uk objective is to advance education in the subjects of sustainable engineering and technology to young people and have created car kits like IET Formula Goblin for Primary Schools and Formula 24 for Secondary Schools and Colleges
Friday, 13 November 2015
Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge 2015
We are pleased to announce the results of the fifth annual Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge as part of the run-up to Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Sponsored by former BBC Apprentice star Ruth Badger and the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, the event allows entrants to present an enterprising idea to a judging panel made up of representatives from the private, public and community sectors.
Students had the opportunity to enter the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge under three different categories including Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Post -16.
Councillor Martin Mancey, Portfolio Holder for Energy City, said:
“There were some fantastic entries, and many of the young people who entered the competition walked away with sponsorship deals and business opportunities.”
Griffin Primary School won first place in the Primary School category for their gardening project and Nathan Jones of Newland St John’s CofE Primary School was the runner up.
12-year-old Millie Notarantonio from St Mary’s College won the Secondary School’s category for her personalised products, with 15-year-old Connor Jones of Malet Lambert was the runner up with his bespoke t-shirts.
The Post-16 category was won by 19-year-old Lauren Bird of Coco Diamondz with her natural solution of organic and vegan friendly teeth whitening, whilst the runner up was 19-year-old Amy Chisholm of Bridlington for her health and beauty business.
The Post-16 category was won by 19-year-old Lauren Bird of Coco Diamondz with her natural solution of organic and vegan friendly teeth whitening, whilst the runner up was 19-year-old Amy Chisholm of Bridlington for her health and beauty business.
Councillor Mancey continued:
“There is no doubt that Hull has many talented young people and yet again the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge has identified some of the most enterprising ones in the city.
“I look forward to seeing them all in the final.”
The winners of each section will now get the opportunity to go on to double their winnings during Global Entrepreneurship Week on Thursday 18 November.
Ruth Badger will be joined by Louise Upfold, winner Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge 2014, Heidi-Victoria Ireland of The Warren, Paul Ellis of RB, Councillor Martin Mancey andSteve Cowton of Siemens.
Heidi-Victoria Ireland, The Warren, said:
“It was a privilege to be involved in the judging panels of Ruth Badger Enterprise Challenge, we had some great enterprising ideas from all the different age ranges and there is no doubt that Hull is leading the way in nurturing future entrepreneurial talent.
“It was a privilege to be involved in the judging panels of Ruth Badger Enterprise Challenge, we had some great enterprising ideas from all the different age ranges and there is no doubt that Hull is leading the way in nurturing future entrepreneurial talent.
“All the winners will sell their ideas in a clear and enterprising way to Ruth Badger and her colleagues in Global Entrepreneurship Week.”
Ruth Badger, Chair of Judges, said:
“As always I am looking forward to seeing what the young people have to offer in my enterprise challenge.
“It’s always a privilege to hear their very confident pitches as they explain their business ideas and there is no doubt in my mind this is partly due to the work of the award winning John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and Hull City Council’s commitment to youth entrepreneurship.”
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