Hull Youth Enterprise Champion in Top 100

Every day entrepreneurs shape our business and personal lives in the UK; driving innovation, creating purpose and disrupting markets. The Fresh Business Thinking Power 100 represents those people who most impact on the lives of entrepreneurs; those who shape policy, create working environments, champion, mentor and promote entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in UK plc.

Hull's Youth Enterprise Manager, Charles Cracknell, is listed at No 64 out of the top 100 influencers, movers and shakers in the world of entrepreneurship. It is a list of the most with power to impact on entrepreneurship. The list was drawn up by the Fresh Business Thinking editorial team and their trusted advisors from their conversations with their readers at events and through social media.

The ranking is based on multiple components; power and policy, promotion of the entrepreneurial cause, championing and mentoring, social influence and day to day engagement with the entrepreneurial community. For the most part they have not included more than one individual from any organisation, so the individual chosen probably best represents a blend of power, influence, promotion and engagement.

Ross Bennett Chair Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership said:-

"It is fitting that Charles should be listed in the Fresh Business Thinking Power Top 100 as he certainly has had an affect on local, national and international stage relating to youth entrepreneurship.

In the last 10 years he has established Youth Enterprise Bank, the Youth Enterprise Partnership, as well as establishing the young entrepreneurs and enterprising teacher's networks - he is also the driving force behind Global Entrepreneurship Week as well as championing the Duke of York's iDEA Award and establishing enterprise links in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mauritius."

Ruth Badger Patron of Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership said:-

"Charles commitment to supporting enterprising young people is infectious and he is relentless in his desire to support them, I often say that if each area in the UK had a Charles to galvanise a group to support young people with their enterprising ideas we would be a lot better off as a Country"

Charles has established a great team that the City should be proud of as they champion the city at regional, national and local level; he fully deserves to be listed in the Top 100 influencers alongside the likes of Lord Young Government Enterprise Adviser, Mathew Taylor Chief Executive RSA and Lord Digby Jones former Chief Executive CBI"

Charles Cracknell Youth Enterprise Manager Hull City Council said:-

"I was shocked and very honoured at the same time to be listed in this list of 100 national influencers in the enterprise agenda and it ranks with receiving the Queens Award for Enterprise Promotion in 2009 and my recent involvement with the iDEA Award."

"My work is made a lot easier because of the many enterprising young people and teachers in the City that I work with, along with the great members of Hull business community who are willing to step up and support our enterprising young people to achieve their dreams"

Global Entrepreneurship Week starts in Hull 2014

Hull City Council, in partnership with Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership has organised a series of events, which will take place from 17- 21 November 2014 to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs. Every day in the UK people talk about making a change in their life and consider starting up a business. By connecting individuals to practical support and those who have done it already, Global Entrepreneurship Week 2014 will help turn these exchanges into the businesses of tomorrow. This year Hull will host former BBC Apprentice stars Ruth Badger and Claire Young, Andy Pickles of Jive Bunny and Tidy Boys fame, His Excellency the High Commissioner of Mauritius and Martin Green Chief Executive City of Culture Company as well as young entrepreneurs Katie Norman of Labrascals, DJ Ben Rainey, Amanda Hartley, Phil Benson of Xing Education, Phil Batty of Force 7 and Ross Bennett Engaging Education.




Hull is putting its weight behind Global Entrepreneurship week in order to show how enterprising its young people are. Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world's largest celebration of innovation and enterprise, active in 130 countries across the world and encouraging young people to get connected #GEWconnect



Global Entrepreneurship Week inspires people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators throughout November Hull has organised 45 events and activities relating to the week



Although Global Entrepreneurship Week 2014 has a grand sounding name, the reality of the week is that it's all about the small things, and as the small acorn develops into a mighty oak, so it hopes that the ideas and activities put on during the week for many young people in Hull will one day take root and go on to become something much bigger.



Councillor Martin Mancey said:



"The City of Hull is already doing much to assist its enterprising young people through its support of the Youth Enterprise Bank which has the financial backing of KC and many local businesses through its Bondholder scheme, the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge, £5 Blossom and the Lee Creamer Youth Enterprise Club, to mention just a few.



We hope this sets an aspirational agenda for today's young people in Hull and the Humber sub-region to set up their own businesses, start social enterprises to improve their communities and be innovative employees themselves."



This year, the week is being hosted in the UK by Youth Business International.



Chief Executive of Youth Business International, Andrew Devenport says:



"There is a great need to provide opportunities today that help entrepreneurs pursue their dreams and build the businesses of tomorrow. Global Entrepreneurship Week 2014 is kick starting the conversations that are needed to make this happen. We are pleased that Hull City Council and its partner Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership gives its full support to this celebration of enterprise that takes place across the world - therefore showing Hull as an international hub for youth enterprise, we are particularly looking forward to hearing about the City’s live link up with entrepreneurs in South Africa"







Claire Young Patron Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership says:



“I'm delighted that Hull's Global Entrepreneurship Week is taking the message of enterprise and entrepreneurialism forward. It's important to recognise and to celebrate the success of pupils and schools and to promote greater involvement across the system"







"On recent visits to a number of schools In Hull, I have seen some excellent initiatives to promote enterprise amongst young people. It's great to see more schools, working with their partners, driving this agenda in Hull.”



Abhimanu Kudasamy High Commissioner of Mauritius and Patron Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership says:



"Global Entrepreneurship Week shows the world that the young people of Hull have got the ideas and aspirations that they need to succeed.



"Every year, these ambitious bright young people remind me why I am proud to support what you are doing in Hull. They are lucky to have such a fabulous team supporting them and helping them to develop their talents and creativity."







Further information







Global Entrepreneurship Week 2014 in the city will drive five major events throughout the week for encouraging, improving and supporting entrepreneurship and enterprising behaviour.



On Monday, The iDEA Enterprise Challenge will involve 120 students from Malet Lambert School who will be given brief to come up with digital solutions to issues they are given, this event is linked to The Duke of York's iDEA Award that enables young people to develop digital businesses and gain digital skills badges linked to the industry.



Tuesday is all about celebrating international links when, with the support of KC, those involved in the youth enterprise agenda in Hull will be holding a Google Hangout with colleagues in South Africa via The Hook up Dinner based in Johannesburg.



On Wednesday, primary school pupils taking part in the "Hull Our City and the Mail at the Heart of it" event at the Guildhall, will be practicing planning, promotion and delivery of the App that they are developing linked to Hull as they consider how they will handle the promotion of their idea to reporters and staff at Hull Daily Mail. Watching closely and available to support young people on the day will be senior executives of Hull Daily Mail and former BBC Apprentice star Claire Young.



The Post 16 Enterprise Masterclass on Thursday will see Ruth Badger again heading up the judges who will be examining in detail the results of a group activity to come up with a new design and a marketing campaign for a new Caravan for the Swift Group. The judges will decide who will walk off with a cash prize for best design and pitch. Also attending will be Martin Green of City of Culture



Bringing the week to a close on Friday is the Secondary Enterprise Masterclass, which will again see young people taking on the task of devising a convincing marketing concept for a new Media Wall for a classroom for the Sangwin Group and delivering a pitch to Ruth Badger and colleagues.



Further stimulation is guaranteed with a wide ranging group of speakers which include several young entrepreneurs, the High Commissioner of Mauritius, Andy Pickles of Jive Bunny and The Tidy Boys and of course, Ruth Badger herself.



The week in Hull has received backing from a number of high profile backers.



Ruth Badger said:



"It is great to see so many young people in Hull with the skill and motivation to get into enterprise with aspirations to start their own business



"I am pleased to continue my support to Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership as they drive forward their plans to give young, local people experience in enterprise. I hope that the project is a complete success and that we see a wave of young entrepreneurs developing in the area over the coming years and setting up their own successful businesses."



Budding entrepreneurs on Twitter can use #GEWConnect to share anxieties, post queries about starting a business and get support back from others.



Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership works year-round to encourage and support entrepreneurship, including running the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge, £5 Blossom, John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, Lee Creamer Youth Enterprise Suite, the young entrepreneurs network Lets Talk Business and the Be Enterprising Group of teachers & tutors



The week is sponsored by a number of small and large private, public and charitable organisations including the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, ,London Youth Support Trust, Hull Daily Mail, London Youth Support Trust, KC, University of Hull, Prospect Training, Hull Training, Malet Lambert School, Hull College, Rank Foundation, Wykeland, C4DI, Swift Group, Sangwin Group, Reckitts (RB) and the week as a whole by Hull City Council

Winners of Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge 2014 announced

I am pleased to be able to tell you the results of the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge 2014

 The winners of each section will now get the opportunity to go on to double their winnings during Global Entrepreneurship Week on Thursday the 20th November and Ruth Badger will be joined by Amy Archer Deputy Managing Director Swift Group, Harry Hopkins winner Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge 2013, Mike Pennington Managing Director Hull Daily Mail, Nina Stobart Board Member Humber LEP,


The victors of each section will now get the opportunity to go on to double their winnings during Global Entrepreneurship Week on Thursday the 20th November and Ruth Badger will be joined by the winners who were:

Primary section, Ainthorpe Primary won £400  to go towards creating their book about the 80th Anniversary of the school the two runners up were Gillshill Primary for their a photo Book idea relating to City of Culture 2017 and Victoria Dock Primary School Enterprise Captains for their greetings card idea &  each win £150
Secondary school section was won by Theo Farrer for his App idea to help students manage their daily workload, who won £500 and will be supported by Kit Hargreaves of Apple Pear and Louis Thorley Digital Art Designer who won £200 and is to be commissioned to do some work for Hull City Council.

The Post 16 section was won by Louise Upfold for her bespoke dressmaking business & she won £650, a free website and photography session. Abbie Jackson came second and will receive £200, a free website and free photography session to further develop her jewellery and pet accessories business.

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 sponsorship deals and business opportunities.

It was a privilege to chair the pre judging panels of Ruth Badger Enterprise Challenge, we had some great enterprising ideas from all the different age ranges, many of which had a digital theme building on the recent launch of the Duke of York’s iDEA Programme, there is no doubt  that Hull is leading the way in nurturing future entrepreneurial talent and all the winners will sell their ideas in a clear and enterprising way to Ruth Badger and her colleagues.

National accolade for John Cracknell Youth Entrrprise Bank

Hull's Youth Enterprise Bank, supported by Hull City Council, is a Finalist in the Entrepreneurs Champion of the Year section of the GB Entrepreneurs Awards 2014, and winners will be announced on Wednesday 19th November at Old Billingsgate in London. There are 20 different categories to support entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship across the country – over 60 different entrepreneurs and organisations have been shortlisted in these awards

The winner of the Entrepreneurs Champion section will be an individual or organisation that encourages, nurtures and provides solutions to entrepreneurs and their businesses, and that can demonstrate clear examples of assisting British entrepreneurs in their development. 

The Youth Enterprise Bank was founded in 2003 following consultation with young people on what support they needed to realise their enterprising idea, in the 11 years of its operation it has supported over 330 enterprising young people within Hull and the East Riding area with a grant and access to a mentor. Three years ago it received £60,000 investment from KC in order to build on its work.

Hull Council has a commitment to supporting young entrepreneurs in Hull offering a range of services including office space and mentors  for young entrepreneurs as well as helping with Let’s Talk Business the young entrepreneurs’ network

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Cllr Martin Mancey, Portfollio Holder said:

"This is great news following on from the highly successful visit of HRH, The Duke of York, KG to see our enterprising young people, Hull City Council are, like KC, very proud to be partners with the Youth Enterprise Bank in supporting our talented young people, who with the right encouragement are able to realise their dreams to be the business owners of the future in Hull"

Ruth Badger, Patron Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership said:

"It is a fantastic achievement that Hull's Youth Enterprise Bank is recognised in this way, the GB Entrepreneurs Awards have a national reputation for celebrating everything that is right about entrepreneurship, I have always said that Hull City Council working with the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership is making a real difference to young people's lives in helping them to become more enterprising"

Sean Royce, Managing Director of Technology, Service and Operations at KCOM Group said:

"The Youth Enterprise Bank provides hope, reassurance and confidence to the aspirations of so many young people who are keen to embark on exploring a life of entrepreneurship. KC is delighted to provide funds to the YEB to follow the proud tradition of Hull-based entrepreneurs who founded business such as Smith & Nephew, Reckitt Benckiser and more recently The Gadget Shop."

Simon Burton, founder of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, said: 

“The entries for this year’s Great British Entrepreneur Awards have quite literally taken our collective breaths away… They are inspiring, exhilarating, heart-warming and humbling. British Entrepreneurship is alive, well and kicking the established order."

Further information: 

The Youth Enterprise Bank in 2014 it has supported 12 young entrepreneurs with a range of ideas ranging from Abbie Jackson who makes modern jewellery and pet accessories, Jade Smithson who makes bags including ones from old football and rugby shirts, Evie Molley with her professional / apprentice development programme and Louise Upfold and Becky Adamson who make wedding dresses and associated accessories all of which were recently presented to HRH, The Duke of York.

Www.youthenterprise.co.uk 

 http://greatbritishentrepreneurawards.com

Youth Enterprise Awards 2014 - Shortlist

Over 50 nominations for individuals and organisations have been submitted for the Hull Youth Enterprise Awards 2014.The awards are organised Hull City Council, in partnership with the John Cracknel Youth Enterprise Bank. This year’s awards winners will be announced by Diana Johnson MP in Global Entrepreneurship Week at the Guildhall in November.

1 The shortlisted nominations for most enterprising Primary School in Hull sponsored by St Stephens are Marfleet, Gillshill Primary, Victoria Dock Primary, Stockwell Primary School and Ainthorpe Primary.

2 The shortlisted nominations for most enterprising Secondary School in Hull sponsored by Culture Creativity Place are Malet Lambert, 14-16 College (Hull College), Hymers College, Archbishop Sentamu and Sirius Academy.

3 The shortlisted nominations for most enterprising Teacher in Hull sponsored by Cityworks are Stephen Logan of Malet Lambert School, Denham Kite of Victoria Dock School, Katrina Johnson of Archbishop Sentamu Academy Nikki Pearson of Stockwell Primary, Darren Storrer 14-16 College (Hull College),

4 The shortlisted nominations for the business/organisation that has done the most to promote enterprise in a sustainable way sponsored by John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank are KC, Engaging Education, Hull Daily Mail, For Entrepreneurs Only and Sangwin Group

5 The nominations for person that has done the most to support enterprise in Hull sponsored by Hull City Council are Maureen Foers, Janet Brumby, Mike Notarantonio, Stephen Logan and Nick Sangwin

6 The nominations for The Sheila Waudby Young Entrepreneur of Year sponsored by Hull City Council are Loui Fowler of Triple R Banners , Katie Norman of Labrascals, Josh Robinson, Louise Upfold, Evie Molloy,

7. The nominations for Teen Entrepreneur of Year sponsored by EYMS are Tyrone Harrison, Loui Fowler of Triple R Banners, Josh Robinson and Harry Hopkins

Thomas Arran, Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013, said: 

"It was a great honour last year to be announced as Hull's Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

"I have enjoyed my year acting as ambassador for Hull going to both Buckingham Palace and Downing Street and hope to continue to do so in the future.

"I am pleased that this year over 50 individuals and organisations have received nominations and I look forward to the announcement of the well deserved winners in Global Entrepreneurship Week so they can get recognition for the enterprising work they do in the city and continue to act as ambassadors for the city.

"I am particularly pleased that this year there is a new award for Teen Entrepreneur."

Claire Young Patron Youth Enterprise Partnership, said:

"There is no doubt that Hull as a city has real commitment through Hull City Council and the Youth Enterprise Partnership to develop the enterprising skills of young people.

“It never ceases to amaze me how with the right support and encouragement young people are truly enterprising and whilst not all will go on to be entrepreneurs of the future they certainly will be more enterprising in their outlook and in the workplace.

"I know it will be a difficult choice but all nominations are winners and true ambassadors of Hull and Humberside."

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Royal visit to look at Hull’s approach to youth entrepreneurship

HRH The Duke of York, KG will be visiting Hull on Wednesday October 1 to encourage young people in the city to develop their enterprising ideas.

The Duke will hear more about the work of the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership and its various groups, such as The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, ‘Be Enterprising Group’ of teachers, Hull’s young entrepreneurs group and the £5 Blossom programme.

His Royal Highness will have the opportunity to meet pupils from Malet Lambert School, Sirius Academy and Gillshill Primary School, who will be developing an App of Hull’s new Enterprise Trail board game. The young entrepreneurs have previously presented to both Lord Young as part of his review into enterprise education and to Buckingham Palace. The Duke will also meet some of Hull's young entrepreneurs who are supporting enterprising pupils in schools.

The Duke takes an active interest in supporting and promoting youth entrepreneurship and was keen to meet some of Hull's enterprising young people following their visit to Buckingham Palace in June. The group of young entrepreneurs presented him with a copy of the Enterprise Trail board game that illustrates the support available to enterprising young people in the city.

The Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership with its various sub groups was launched in 2003. Comprising a group of more than 200 passionate individuals they have come together with the objective of motivating, educating, inspiring and supporting the development of both existing and new enterprises. Their primary aim is to develop an enterprise culture amongst young people through the use of the Big 13 Enterprise Skills and to help those that want to develop their enterprising idea.

Speaking as co-founder of the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, Maureen Foers OBE, said:

“We were delighted when The Duke expressed an interest in meeting us to find out more about what we are doing in this area.

“There has never been a more critical need for inspirational, positive and energetic teachers and entrepreneurs to work together to inspire young people to be more enterprising.

“We are very proud to have supported over 300 young people with grants and mentor support over the last 10 years.

Jane Disbery, Headteacher of Malet Lambert School, said:

"It will be an immense privilege to welcome His Royal Highness to Malet Lambert School.

“The school strongly supports the development of entrepreneurs, and believes that entrepreneurship is key to the development and growth of our region.

“We have nurtured a number of teen entrepreneurs such as the Green Queens, Loui Fowler and Harry Hopkins working with the wonderful people in the partnership who are always willing to support our pupils and other schools."

Ross Bennett of Engaging Education and Chair of Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership, said:

“We are delighted that His Royal Highness is taking the time and trouble to come and meet those involved in the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership and the enterprising young people that we deliver activities and programmes to.

"We know The Duke is very knowledgeable about the youth enterprise agenda and has shown a particular interest in how young people get support across Yorkshire.

“We are pleased to receive support from other organisations, such as ‘Ready Unlimited’ from Rotherham, the University of Huddersfield who have an internationally recognised enterprise programme and the Nominet Trust, who he is working with on their joint iDEA programme to promote digital skills.”

Engaging Education commissioned to support @GEW2014

In order to achieve another high profile campaign before and during Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership have appointed young entrepreneurs Engaging Education to lead on its campaign to promote the week because of its understanding of the aspirations of young people as well as its national reputation of being able to attract business support for young people’s projects and activities. Global Entrepreneurship Week is all about embracing innovation, imagination and creativity. It showcases enterprise, opening up new opportunities for young people across Hull, the UK and the world.

Councillor Martin Mancey said

“Now more than ever, we need fresh thinkers who spot opportunities, apply their talents and overcome obstacles to make their ideas happen, hence Hull gets fully behind this important week and engages with our young entrepreneurs. 

I believe that if we are to engage young people in the enterprise agenda it is essential that we know what they think and that in order to raise finance for the weeks activities in Hull I am pleased to see that the organisers have developed a high profile campaign to attract support through Engaging Education."

Johnny Wootton Director of Engaging Education  

"We are delighted to be appointed by the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership to lead on their campaign to promote enterprise to the city’s young people during the week and in the run up to GEW 2014, and to lead on their campaign to attract high profile speakers and finance for the week whilst working with GH Events and Thomas Arran Photography.

We have already established a twitter account with over 1,000 followers and a new websitewww.gewhull.co.uk and have made contact with over 200 businesses in the City to seek their support.

Whether you're in education, business, the public sector or a charity, everyone should get involved in Global Entrepreneurship Week. It's about developing people's enterprise skills and helping them achieve their ambitions so I urge the City to get behind the Week of activities and if any one wishes to sponsor the week then please contact us now"

Hannah Crookes Vice Chair Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership

"I am pleased to see that the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership has commissioned young entrepreneurs Engaging Education to raise the profile of Global Entrepreneurship Week in Hull amongst young people and the business community.

Global Entrepreneurship Week embraces big issues like innovating out of the recession, low carbon technologies and sustainable growth. It puts Hull at the heart of global exchange, global trade and builds a culture of global ambition in Hull and the Humber in particular and the UK in general."


Further Information - Contact Charles Cracknell 07990 510211 

A] Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership is made up of 60 private public and voluntary organisations set up to support the City's enterprising young people

B] GEW 2014 is taking place between 17th and the 21st November in Hull

C] Global Entrepreneurship Week is a worldwide movement of entrepreneurial people, which will see millions unleashing their ideas and turning them into reality.

D] Websites WWW.gewhull.co.uk  and www.gew.org.uk

Further success for young entrepreneur Katie Norman

A young entrepreneur from Hull has been shortlisted in the Lloyds Bank National Enterprise Awards 2014 for her hands-on scientific entertainment company, Lab Rascals www.labrascals.co.uk

Student Katie Norman set up the independent business in 2013 after conducting research into her idea of science parties for children aged between 5-14 at the University of Hull, and now successfully hosts a number of workshops across schools in Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. 

Katie had been shortlisted from hundreds of applications from the top student and graduate entrepreneurs in the country in order to compete for a share of £50,000 cash investment and two year mentoring programme. 

Katie said: “I am really pleased to be shortlisted for the Lloyds national Enterprise Awards and am looking forward to the next stages in September and October, over the last year my business has grown from strength to strength and I have received support from many organisations involved in the youth enterprise agenda in Hull.

“I set up Lab Rascals in order to demonstrate that science can be fun and is about exploring the world around us by investigating and experimenting. I want to help inspire more children to take an active interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) by offering a range of hands-on interactive science parties, workshops and festival entertainment.”

During her Masters Degree in Chemistry at the University of Hull, Katie’s research highlighted the demand for science parties and the need for more STEM outreach and support for primary schools. Since conducting the research she began offering science parties and workshops, alongside training days for primary school teachers to help tackle any issues they may have when delivering science lessons in school and provided them with a support network of experts in the STEM fields.

Ruth Badger, Patron of Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership, said:

Since my appearance in the BBC Apprentice Series I have met a number of great young entrepreneurs in Hull and Katie follows in that tradition. During the last year I have watched her grow in stature and become a great young entrepreneur who fully deserves this recognition, and I and my fellow Patrons will be hoping that she wins the final prize to move her business on to the next level.

The Grand Final will take place in Edgbaston on Wednesday, October 15. An expert business panel including Tim Campbell, former Apprentice winner and founder of the Bright Ideas Trust – will judge the finalists.

Councillor Martin Mancey, Portfolio Holder at Hull City Council, said:

We would like to congratulate Katie on her success after receiving yet more national recognition for her fantastic entrepreneurial skills and innovative business idea, Lab Rascals.

After being shortlisted for the Great British Entrepreneurs Awards 2013 and winning the Shell LiveWIRE Award earlier this year, we now wish her the best of luck for the Lloyds Bank National Enterprise Awards 2014 and hope she can once again prove to the judges how passionate she is in order to take the next step towards building her empire.

“Katie is an exceptional young businesswoman who has brought science and fun together for adults and young people alike and she should be applauded for remarkable achievements so far which is not only great news for Lab Rascals, but for the city as well.”

Further Information

1) Katie is a member of the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank panel and is the  northern commissioner for the national youth agency commission into youth entrepreneurship. Where she assist new business start-ups and researches into how to help more youths set-up and succeed in business. 

2) Katie has also invented a new green energy board game with a group of year 9 school children from Malet Lambert School and young entrepreneurs Engaging Education  the  aim of this project is to educate children about renewable energy sources, alongside how to conduct market research and product design. She is aiming to get this game on the market after the successful pilot study at the big bang fair2014. 

3) Due to the positive feedback and the success of this product she is planning to run more science and enterprising projects in the future. Enterprising and STEM areas are becoming  more vital for the economy growth of the city, therefore she hopes to inspire many children into these areas.

Hull's outdoor Trinity Market offers young people a chance to start their own businesses | Hull Daily Mail

Hull's outdoor Trinity Market offers young people a chance to start their own businesses | Hull Daily Mail

Hull Global Entrepreneurship Week 2014 @GEW2014

Message from Cllr Mary Glew - Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull

I am delighted to give my backing to Global Entrepreneurship Week 2014
Now in its sixth year, Global Entrepreneurship Week brings together university students, school pupils, teachers, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, employees, non-profit organisations and many others to celebrate and promote entrepreneurship across the globe. And this global movement is growing every year, with more and more countries and organisations involved. We want to make the next decade the most dynamic and entrepreneurial in Hulls history.
The work carried out by the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership will help us achieve this, and is testament to the dedication across the City to support and encourage young people to get involved with enterprise and entrepreneurship.
I am particularly pleased that as part of Hull's Global Entrepreneurship Week Celebrations that at the start of November the City will see a special £5 Blossom celebration with schools and apprentices across the City developing ideas to make their business loans grow and which will see the profits shared between the schools and apprentices, the city's Be Enterprising Group and my own charities this year which are the Preston Road Women’s Centre, the Teenage Cancer Unit at Castle Hill hospital and Matthews Hub.

I wish everyone involved every success for the week and beyond.

DAY ONE: Monday 17th November 2014 MAKE YOUR MARK CHALLENGE
The Make Your Mark Challenge was a local challenge whereby Hull secondary schools were invited to seek funding from the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank to run an enterprise day and to host the event to launch the city's new youth enterprise strategy and action plan. The winner of this years challenge was East Hull School Malet Lambert who will be working with young entrepreneurs Engaging Education on an exciting day for over 100 students from the school.

As part of the day there will be a challenge set and on hand for advice will be local business people, but the final presentations will be down to the groups themselves, the winner being chosen by a panel of judges looking for the most convincing business.



DAY TWO: Tuesday 18th November 2014 HULL HOOK UP



This will be a link up with The Hook Up Dinner in South Africa with the support of Hull based telecommunications company KC who will be hosting Hull based young entrepreneurs, business representative, pupils from local schools and individuals who support Hull's enterprising young people with a similar group in South Africa the idea of such an event held in Global Entrepreneurship Week came about after the visit of South African entrepreneur Selebogo Molfe to Hull during Business Week for the Youth Enterprise Summit.

DAY THREE: Wednesday 19th November 2014 HULL APP CHALLENGE
This years primary school enterprise event is sponsored by Malet Lambert School and Engaging Education and pupils will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of the Big 13 Enterprise Skills.
Planning, promotion and delivery are all essential qualities in running a successful newspaper; this year’s primary enterprise event will see pupils get the chance to develop an App to promote the City which could be linked to City of a Culture 2017, local sport or Hull as an energy city. Part of the day will see representatives from Mail, News & Media on hand to judge the best ideas whilst also outlining how a modern day newspaper uses new technology from Twitter to Facebook and websites to short video clips to tell the news?
Watching closely will be guest speaker Claire Young, finalist from the BBC’s The Apprentice programme, who will go on to tell the young people about her journey in business and give advice on how to design an App. The winners on the day will be presented with vouchers presented by local businesses that are supporting the day.
DAY FOUR: Thursday 20th November 2014
A) FINAL BADGERS SETT ENTERPRISE CHALLENGE 2014



The winners of each of the three sections of the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge (Primary, Secondary and Post 16) www.hullbadgers.co.uk get to compete against each other to double their original winnings, this years panel will include Mike Pennington MD of Mail, News & Media, last years winner Harry Hopkins, Nick Page, Commercial Director of Swift Group and Ruth Badger herself.

B) POST-16 ENTERPRISE MASTERCLASS
Many of the 16-18 year olds taking part in this Masterclass will already have some idea what their future directions will be, but one person capable of perhaps making them think again will be no-nonsense, straight talking Ruth Badger, international business guru and runner-up in the 2006 The Apprentice competition, as well as giving the young people the benefit of her experience in the world of business.
Ruth will be heading up the Badger’s Sett, a panel of judges and examining in detail the results of a group activity, to come up with a new internal design for a caravan following a challenge set by Swift Caravans, once they have come up with their idea they will have to present them in a concise presentation to a panel that includes Nick Page the Commercial Director of Swift Group

The young people will also hear from young entrepreneurs including Princes Trust Ambassador, Gina Moffatt from London, who will outline her enterprise journey.
DAY FIVE: Friday 21st November 2014
A) SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTERPRISE MASTERCLASS
Bringing the week to a close is our Secondary Enterprise Masterclass, which will again see young people taking on a practical task set by local company The Sangwin Group before pitching it to Ruth Badger and fellow judges in the Badger’s Sett.
Further stimulation is guaranteed with a wide ranging group of speakers which include several local entrepreneurs including Harry Hopkins of Hull Top Trips and Katie Norman of Labrascals, plus the Lord Mayor of Hull Cllr Mary Glew, the High Commissioner of Mauritius Abhimanu Kudasamy, Andy Pickles of Jive Bunny fame and MD of U-explore and of course, Ruth Badger herself.



B) AWARDS AND CELEBRATION EVENING

Don’t miss out on our end-of-the week Awards and Celebration Evening of fun, food and live music at The Guildhall with well known local band The Skylarks. During the evening The Lord Mayor Mary Glew and Diana Johnson MP will be presenting our Annual Awards. This year’s awards are:-
1) Most enterprising Primary School in Hull 2014
2) Most enterprising Secondary School in Hull 2014
3) The business that has done the most to promote an enterprise culture in the city 2014
4) The Sheila Waudby Young Entrepreneur Year 2014
5) Most Enterprising teacher 2014
6) John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Award
7) Lee Creamer Youth Enterprise Leadership Award
8) The Sheila Waudby Teen Entrepreneur Year 2014

Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge 2014

The Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge supported by Hull City Council and Ruth Badger is open to young people aged 24 or under, and has three age ranges - Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Post 16 - individuals or groups may apply.

Candidates must be living in Hull or the East Riding and have an enterprising idea such as a new business idea, a co-operative, a community enterprise project or an enterprising school or college project. The deadline for entries is 1st October 2014. The winners of each section will get the opportunity to pitch at Global Entrepreneurship Week to double their winnings against a panel chaired by Ruth Badger.

Prize money for the winners of each section is as follows:
Primary School section up to £500
Secondary School section up to £750
Post 16 - Business idea for 16 - 24 year olds up to £1,200 

Harry Hopkins Malet Lambert School winner Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge 2013, said:

"I was really pleased to win the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge 2013 with my idea of a card game linked to City of Culture 2017 it has encouraged me to take my idea further and I now have a website that I coded my self with the support of Kit Hargreaves of Apple Pear.

"I have since held meetings will people interested in my idea and have spoken at the Yorkshire Youth Enterprise Summit as well as attending No 10 Downing Street to meet Lord Young the Governments Enterprise Champion and am speaking at an event with Ruth Badger and Diana Johnson MP in November.

“There is no doubt without the support of Ruth, I would not have got as far as I have with my business idea."

Councillor Martin Mancey, Portfolio Holder for Energy City, said:

"As a Council we have a real commitment to developing an enterprise culture amongst our young people with the Hull Youth Enterprise a Partnership so they in turn can benefit from future opportunities in our great City.

“I am pleased that once again Ruth has committed to support this enterprise challenge and we look forward to it producing great potential young entrepreneurs like Harry did last year.”

Ruth Badger, added: "I am very passionate about enterprise and ensuring young people have the opportunity to engage in it! Out of all cities and towns in the UK that I work with, I believe that Hull are the best at engaging real entrepreneurs and successful businesses in partnering up with future young entrepreneurs and that is why I set up this competition in your area with the Hull City Council five years ago.

"I want to encourage young people in Hull and the East Riding, an area that I have adopted for its commitment to its enterprising young people, who possibly are not at the stage where they feel can develop their idea on their own or need some extra confidence with financial resource and mentoring."

 

Hull formal response to Lord Young Review into Enterprise Education

Dear Lord Young,

Please find enclosed our response to your Enterprise Education Review.

Firstly as you are aware following our visit to see you, Hull has a real commitment to enterprise education & the youth entrepreneurship agenda and we are looking forward to your visit in the autumn to see us and some of our enterprising young people. As you aware over the last few months we have been involved in that Review, including visiting yourselves with pupils from Malet Lambert School, Sirius Academy and Gillshill Primary to show you our Enterprise Trail Board Game that was made with young entrepreneurs and Engaging Education and we aim to have this made available for all our schools as it shows the journey a young person takes and the support available in Hull. We have now decided to work with the same pupils on turning this into an App over the coming months for Hull schools. We are also currently reviewing and developing a new youth enterprise strategy for Hull 2015 - 2020 which has at it's heart much of what you are saying in your review and we would be delighted if you would write an introduction for it - we will send you a draft copy in early September as we hope to publish it during Global Entrepreneurship Week.

We agree and support many of the principles in your review but have reservations about the implementation. Many of the problems we at the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership have identified have been picked up on but you are seemingly going for a one size fits all approach in giving LEP's the responsibility on leading on some of this work, but we will have to see how future discussions go with our LEP (sadly we think they are not as on board with what we have been doing since they were established). We have already had a meeting, as our approach in Hull has not been just about inviting individuals and organisation in to talk or deliver enterprise, it's about embedding and encouraging teachers and tutors to link what they are doing in terms of enterprise education to the developing economic opportunities, it was for that reason that City Regeneration and Policy, Hull City Council set up with interested parties, The Be Enterprising Group, that has 200 members that meet in twilight sessions and has its own twitter @HullsEntEd and websitewww.beenterprisinghull.co.uk

It is genuinely satisfying to see more people, thanks to your review, recognising the significance of enterprise education and the increasing value of fostering an enterprising attitude through the education process, though we await the main Government response, in particular Department of Education and the new Secretary of State to your review. When we met you we were pleased that you were as passionate about what we do in Hull as we are and were pleased that you said that you were not worried about us as an area in supporting this agenda as we are already doing a great deal without significant financial investment and you recognised we have taken risks at every stage, working with many organisations.

As you know as a City we are very keen to work with national partners to give a Hull flavour, we were very successful in persuading the Premier League to adapt their enterprise programme to include Hull FC as well as Hull City AFC and that worked well. As part of this approach we welcome the Are You Ready hub model to Hull via one of our more enterprising schools Malet Lambert where all those involved have said it has been fairly easy to establish because of our work in the past. This adapting approach was recently successful when Founders 4 Schools agreed to get their speakers to promote the Big 13 Enterprise Skills when in our area and we in turn agreed to promote them to our schools and throughout Yorkshire. Arising out of our recent Youth enterprise Summit in Business Week they are linking up with other parts of the country that they were not involved

We fully endorse the proposed Enterprise Passport as a digital record of approved enterprise activities in which a student has participated at some stage in their education from primary school onwards. The ambition here is that this becomes an addition to the CV and a mark of skills competency for employers. The formalisation will help educational institutions take this seriously and future employers can use it as a selection aid, we are willing to be a pilot on this proposal as with our Be Enterprising Group we had already discussed how we establish a local passport that the young person and school/college would find invaluable to illustrate what enterprise education they had undertaken.

We wholly support the principle of recording enterprise achievements and trying to develop a pipeline through the educational system right through to employment. Our only reservation is about what makes the list of activities that are endorsed? This is not yet clear. (Though it needs to include more than just national programmes and activities as I would argue that our £5 blossom scheme linked to Big 13 Enterprise Skills is more successful for our young people in Hull than £5 and £10 programmes) We are concerned that the "Passport" may well create a 'verification' model for some forms of enterprise education that excludes local delivery, we are interested to know how it would take into account localism (It would be interesting to see if our activities in GEW would meet the criteria that we support and encourage withwww.gewhull.co.uk) It is for this reason as stated earlier we would like to be a pilot for this initiative.

As a partnership and a City we fully endorse embedding enterprise into new curriculum materials and are pleased that our 'Be Enterprising Group' are already doing this, which in turn will be linked to the City Plan and Hulls status as City of Culture 2017 (The development of these materials are to be undertaken and financed by school based enterprise activities) indeed some schools are already looking to change part of their curriculum to do this. The Be Enterprising Group through Hull City Council's City Region and Policy section are already looking to develop more training modules that in turn could lead to providing teachers with experience in a micro business run by young entrepreneurs' as part of their Continuous Professional Development.

As stated earlier our main concern is the LEP having the responsibility at a local level to lead on the proposed new national volunteer network of 'Enterprise Advisers', coordinated by the LEP's, to work closely with school heads and enlist local businesses and other occupations and professions to give pupils real-life experience of the world of work and business engagement, including emphasis on STEM subjects in order to improve industry and employability skills. (One of our young entrepreneurs, Katie Norman of Labrascals, with our support had come up with an idea of joining up STEM and Enterprise, please see Appendix 2, that we hope to establish with Huddersfield University and Hull University)

In our view we have not seen the evidence that the LEP will take onboard what is already happening on the ground (there is a chance that we go to the lowest common denominator in our LEP area that would not be good for Hull) and taking into account out expertise built up over the last ten years and of course the views of our enterprising teachers and tutors that we are currently working with, not to mention organisations such as our Patrons Claire Young's School Speakers and Foundation 4 Schools (who we have just established a working relationship with) - our approach has always been to enable young entrepreneurs to do this as they are more able to empathise with the students rather than "old men in suits" which tend to dominate our LEP who do not have the same passion for our work as you do. I have to say despite our reservations we have started talks with the LEP and hope our ideas based on our work in Hull is integral to any submission from them, indeed we are urging them to submit a proposal to you by November that will include mainly young entrepreneurs going into schools in Hull to help on the developing pupils enterprise skills and supporting teen entrepreneurs)

We are very pleased that HRH the Duke of York (we are very impressed with his iDEA Award and are looking to work with him and the Nominet Trust on this, indeed we are visiting them in their Bristol Offices this week) will be patron to a new 'E-Star' award that acknowledges universities delivering strong enterprise outcomes for their students. This seems positive, although again the devil will be in the detail. Exactly what the criteria will be and who the judges are remains to be seen, though I suspect that our new partners, Huddersfield University, will be in a good position to implement this and we certainly hope the Hull University would get involved, and that both Universities will work with us all to achieve their 'E-Star'. We would certainly urge you to take into account any response that comes from Huddersfield University as we have found them an excellent institution that has a real commitment to enterprise skills throughout their institution.

Overall there is a lot of potential in your Review - and probably that is potential to do well. Our worry is the implementation of many of these initiatives which could do more harm than, good bearing in mind the reaction we have had at times in setting up our activities and programmes; if they are done quickly and crudely then the damage will be substantial and we will go backwards in Hull. If the nuances and diversity of the world of enterprise education is recognised then actually it could be transformational in terms of the significance and coherency of enterprise education in England and we certainly, as the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership, can play our part in the Humber area if we are allowed to do so and that those who have stated they do not want to partner us do not get to run the show, which is our worse case scenario.

As a partnership we still feel that the following should be encouraged and could be showcased as potential future ideas in any follow up report, in Hull we are going to continue to do so.

1) Establish Young entrepreneur in residence programmes - secondary schools to work with enterprise champions, supported by a named governor and linking activity between business and feeder schools using enterprise transition activities such as the game described.

2) Establish youth enterprise development companies like the one we outlined to you that is to be led by Engaging Education to give "apprentice" like opportunities to teen entrepreneurs that will also manage local young entrepreneur's speaker networks, whereby local young entrepreneurs are paid expenses to go into primary, secondary and post 16 providers to discuss the value of entrepreneurship as a career option.

3) Establish area based Youth Enterprise Banks - managed by teachers and young entrepreneurs (or current partnerships) to give grants/loans for enterprise activities linked to local communities of up to £150 a time, whereby the pupils undertake a range of enterprise activities over a three-month period. At the conclusion of the programme the school keeps 70% profit with the rest going to local partnership to further develop enterprise training programmes around enterprise skills for teachers, lecturers and apprentice tutors so they in turn can help young people to be more enterprising, and to develop visual and web based curriculum programmes linked to local economic needs.

4) Establish all age 5 to 24 Enterprise Challenges, whereby the winners of different age groups have the chance of a financial reward and get the opportunity to double their winnings when they compete against each other. Please see our example in Hullwww.hullbadgers.co.uk that has proved to be very popular with young people who have undertaken enterprise education programmes in school (this was highlighted in responses to our recent survey shown in Appendix 1)

5) As part of this approach it would be important to evaluate what the young people thought about these and all enterprise education (and indeed teen entrepreneurs)  activities against the Big 13 Enterprise Skills and also to promote what was achieved via YouTube sites and written reports like we have already done in the City.


Appendix 1

As part of our consultation with partners, teachers, potential young entrepreneurs and current entrepreneurs as well as those working with enterprising young people on the Lord Young Review into Enterprise Education (and youth entrepreneurship) we undertook a survey and got the following results from 250 responses:-

90% thought the Youth Enterprise summit held in Business Week was an excellent event showcasing Hull as a place that supports it's enterprising young people and demonstrated the importance of enterprise education, it was felt that all LEP areas should hold such events each year in partnership with local authorities within their LEP boundaries.

55% of young entrepreneurs said they would support a network group of young people that could mentor each other and trade with each other; this was seen as particular importance to those who in Hull had run their businesses whilst at school.

75% said Hull was implementing the Lord Young Review already, indeed 70% said what was already happening in Hull was better than what was proposed in The Lord Young review, it is with this in mind that 90% of teachers felt Hulls developing enterprise passport was a good way forward linked to Big 13 Enterprise Skills rather than a national scheme.

80% said they welcomed the work of Hull City Council and the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership in supporting enterprise education and youth entrepreneurship in the City. Clearly this shows the value of a bottom up rather than a top down model, as seen by the welcoming by teachers and other organisations of our revised youth enterprise strategy that brings together enterprise education and youth entrepreneurship.

85% of young entrepreneurs said they would like to see the establishment of youth enterprise incubator space for potential young entrepreneurs that included space for teen entrepreneurs that are still at school and college.

90% of young entrepreneurs said they would like to see a youth enterprise zone in the City and see a place were young entrepreneurs could sell their products and services, especially if it included space for teen entrepreneurs.

75% of teachers and pupils valued the activities and events held in Global Entrepreneurship Week in Hull as they raise the profile and outlines the importance of enterprise skills, many thought that the LEP's should fund such activities across their areas in partnership with local authorities, schools and where there is one local enterprise education partnership.

75% of teachers thought the work of the Be Enterprising Group,www.beenterprisinghull.co.uk, is essential in helping the City to teach and support the development of enterprise skills in schools, colleges and training providers and that other areas of the country should establish similar networks funded via LEP's, local authorities and raise their own funds like Hull does.

75% of respondents welcomed the Badgers Sett Enterprise Challengewww.hullbadgers.co.uk as a practical programme that enables young people still in school to illustrate their enterprise skills and business ideas. It is interesting to note that though this competition is open to young people aged 5 to 24, the overall winners in the last four years have been teen entrepreneurs, one of whom was home educated.

85% of young entrepreneurs said a peer to peer mentor group was key to encouraging more young people to consider going into business, not just a group of "older" business people going into schools and colleges to give talks. 75% of pupils wanted young entrepreneurs more than any other group to help them understand and setting up a business and wanted to know about their enterprise journeys.

85% of potential and current entrepreneurs felt that finance and mentor support was essential to help them to develop their business idea and 90% thought the youth enterprise bank www.youthenterprise.co.uk was an excellent initiative that delivers this especially as it supports Teen entrepreneurs still at school and college as well as young entrepreneurs.

Appendix 2

STEEM (science, technology, engineering, enterprise & Maths) Centre

A STEEM centre will provide STEM and enterprising outreach projects and activities for age 4+. The projects will allow people to design products using computer aided software and to produce prototypes with the help of 3D printing technology, alongside designing apps and educational games. The centre will also provide educational project days which enable people to design & programme mining robots, build fuel cell powered cars, other green energy generating devices and tools. The centre will also provide experience workshops which allow people to experience what it's like to be a wind turbine engineer, aircraft engineer, medical expert and scientists in several fields with the aid of 3D virtual reality stimulating technology. The centre will hold several business and science festivals, make it fairs, showcase days and talks for the general public on STEM and enterprising related topics by STEM companies and business experts regularly.

All workshops with be designed to encourage enterprise by taking people through product design processes and educate people on how to get their products on the market. This will include workshops on market research, finance, business planning, business registration, marketing & advertising, customer relations and networking. Some workshops will also highlight the available STEM careers and the skills required to for them.

The centre will be a support network of experts in both the STEM and enterprise fields for all businesses including start-ups. The STEEM centre will allow STEM related companies to use the centre for public engagement and outreach activities. This will allow children and the general public to understand what companies are in the area and the type of possible future STEM careers are available. Part of the centre will have to be a business support hub for all STEM related business to use for advice and guidance from experts in both STEM and business. Having this available support network will encourage youths to push forwards with their STEM business ideas. This will not only increase the economy of the future by creating new careers but encourage people to reach their true potential and get people back into work.   

Aims & Objectives
To inspire more children into STEM careers and being enterprising by running related workshops and projects. 

To provide training workshops and projects which encourage minority groups such as school dropouts and youth offenders to go into STEM careers and enterprise.  

To have a support network of experts in the STEM and enterprising fields working together to help business start-ups succeed.

To provide a support network for STEM businesses for life to help businesses expand and keep up to date with technology advances.   

To educate the public about STEM research, development, and related businesses in the UK.

Hull City Council and the Youth Enterprise Partnership have influenced the All-Party Group for Micro Businesses who have launched their fifth report since being established in 2010.

Entitled ‘An education system fit for an entrepreneur’, the report recognises the key role entrepreneurs play in the drive for growth, and looks at the effectiveness of the education system in supporting young entrepreneurs.

The report investigated, for the first time, best practice from primary schools that included the work of the £5 Blossom programme through to retirement with examples chosen from around the world and the UK. The report includes an examination of the cognitive psychology behind the entrepreneurial mindset, real case studies and up-to-date survey data.

Although the concept of enterprise education has been discussed since 1987, this is the first UK report which looks at the need for an overarching strategy across all government departments to deliver the support needed for entrepreneurs to flourish.

Ross Bennett, Chair Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership said:

“We were delighted to be involved in this report as it illustrates what we have achieved as a partnership over the last 10 years in particular through our primary enterprise programme, our well respected activities during Global Entrepreneurship Week, the city’s Youth Enterprise Bank and our Youth Enterprise Summit.

“More small businesses, creating more jobs are a vital part of a long-term plan for Hull and Britain’s future and young people are integral to that.”

Anne Marie Morris MP said:

“Enterprise education is crucially important if the growth agenda is to succeed. We need to create enquiring minds open to new ideas and able to spot opportunities. We also need to ensure education in entrepreneurship is available to all, not just those that make it to business school.

“Entrepreneurs emerge across the age range. I met a young lad of nine recently who had just set up his own business. As he put it “my teachers don’t get it”. Clearly many teachers do get it as our research shows but that support is not universally there – and it should not just be a matter of luck!

“I know the government is listening. But what we now need is to make real progress and set out concrete steps which I hope proposals from our report will provide the building blocks for.”

Professor Andy Penaluna, an author of the report said:

“What impressed us most were the education champions we met in Hull and the work of the city’s ‘Be enterprising’ group of teachers and tutors supported by Hull City Council which is linked to the aspirational City Plan.

“There is a clear energy amongst the educators that we met to engage with this important agenda, and they have evidenced the many creative ways that they have got things done – usually driven by the needs of their pupils and students via the use of ‘Big 13 Enterprise Skills’.

“The other remarkable thing was how many of the entrepreneurs echoed similar thoughts to those of the teachers, researchers and lecturers that we listened to over the past 14 months. Consequently a clear way forward has emerged.

“Now the debate can be less about what we need to do, but more directly concerned with ways in which we can implement these findings and to provide meaningful education that matches the needs of an innovative and entrepreneurial society.”

Entrepreneurs are a real strength of our British economy and the micro businesses they create are key drivers of growth.

Over the last three years, there have been 400,000 new businesses created and business start ups have become increasingly popular.

Small businesses add 48% to private sector turnover and comprise more than 99% by number of UK businesses.

There is a growing recognition that setting up your own business is a real opportunity and option for people.

Top ten recommendations to support Enterprise Education:

An overarching strategy by government looking at enterprise education from primary school to retirement needs to be established, based on clear opportunities at all levels of education and for work returners.

Clarity needs to be established as to what we mean by enterprise education and entrepreneurship education, both of which are crucially important but different.

Teacher training should be reviewed to give teachers a better basis for engaging with the business community for the benefit of students.

OFSTED assessments need to assess business engagement not just community engagement.

The Higher Education sector needs to provide a module on entrepreneurship. This should be made available to all students regardless of discipline and enterprise education needs, over time, to be integrated into all mainstream courses. UUK, HEFCE and associated bodies need to step forward and practically develop this.

A working group needs to be established across academe and business to put forward proposals for integrating work experience, education, mentoring and funding; the four strands which combine to deliver the best results when combined.

A working group also needs to be established to look quite separately at work returners and what support should be available to enable them to set up in business later on in life.

The business community should be incentivised and encouraged to be more actively involved in enterprise and entrepreneurship education through tax reliefs allowing time and expenses engaging in enterprise education to be set off against tax.

The Local Enterprise Partnerships should be required to have at least t wo board members from the SME community and at least one of these should be a micro business.

Government funding support to LEPS through the Regional Growth Fund and other government support schemes should require evidence before award of LEP engagement with enterprise education

Hull Youth Enterprise Awrds 2014

Nominations are now open for a series of awards to recognise Hull's enterprising schools and businesses organised by Hull City Council, in partnership with the Youth Enterprise Bank. Award categories include 'Most Enterprising School', 'Most Enterprising Teacher’ and ‘Special Enterprise Award’ including the Sheila Waudby Young Entrepreneur of Year Award, and are sponsored by local businesses and organisations from across the city. This year's award winners will be announced in Global Entrepreneurship Week at the Guildhall in November.

Stephen Logan, Assistant Headteacher at Malet Lambert School and Chair of Hulls Be Enterprising Group, won the Lee Creamer Youth Enterprise Award last year.

 He said:” It was a great honour last year to be announced as the recipient of the Lee Creamer Youth Enterprise Award and that my own school Malet Lambert was named as the city's Most Enterprising Secondary School.

"I am pleased that this year the awards will go ahead thanks to the support of Hull City Council and individual sponsors. There is no doubt that Hull as a city has real commitment through the Youth Enterprise Partnership to develop the enterprising skills of young people, as part of its Making Changes for Careers programme. With the right support and encouragement Hull's young people are truly enterprising, and whilst not all will pursue an entrepreneurial career in the future, the majority of them will most certainly use their skills to help impact their outlook on life and in the workplace."

Photographer Tom Arran was honoured with Young Entrepreneur last year and thoroughly enjoyed the experience, he said: "For three years my photography business has had support from the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership in the work that we are doing.

“We are proud to be associated with them, especially during Global Entrepreneurship Week and Business Week.

"I was really pleased to accept the title of Young Entrepreneur Year 2013 from the inspirational entrepreneur Ruth Badger and I look forward to helping identify the winner this year to represent Hull.'

Councillor Rosie Nicola, Portfolio Holder for Learning Skills and Safeguarding Children, said: “I look forward to welcoming the nominations for these awards from across the city as we look to develop Hull’s entrepreneurial culture amongst its young people.

“Hull City Council in partnership with the Youth Enterprise Bank is committed to supporting its enterprising young people and we are more than aware that the young people of this city are our future, and we want them to move forward in life equipped with the right skills to build successful careers.”

Patron of the scheme, BBC Apprentice star and business woman Claire Young applauded the city in its commitment to young people.

She said: "It is always a pleasure and a privilege to support Hull in the way it backs its enterprising young people.

"Your city certainly believes in putting its energies behind its young people and not just paying lip service to enterprise. The work that partners are doing in your city is absolutely brilliant.

“I look forward to helping identify this year's winners of your Youth Enterprise Awards with my fellow patrons."

The deadline for completed entry forms will be Monday, September 1 and judging will be completed by Monday, September 15. Winners will be invited to receive their award at the celebration event on Friday, November 21 at the Guildhall from Diana Johnson MP as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. The winning schools will receive an engraved plaque and £200 to further develop enterprise activity. Nomination forms are available from charles.cracknell@hullcc.gov.uk or by calling 01482 300 300.

Full list of awards:

1) Most enterprising Primary School in Hull 2014
2) Most enterprising Secondary School in Hull 2014
3) The business that has done the most to promote an enterprise culture in the city 2014
4) Young Entrepreneur Year 2014
5) Most Enterprising teacher 2014
6) John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Award
7) Lee Creamer Youth Enterprise Leadership Award
8) Teen Entrepreneur Year 2014

Results 2014 attitude survey into youth enterprise in Hull

In a survey, relating to enterprise education and entrepreneurship in Hull of a group of current and potential young entrepreneurs, enterprising young people, teachers and those working with young people the following was stated:- 

90% thought the Youth Enterprise summit held in Business Week  was an excellent event showcasing Hull as a place that supports it's enterprising young people.

55% of young entrepreneurs said they would support a network group of young people that could mentor each other and trade with each other.

 75% said Hull was implementing the Lord Young Review already indeed 70% said what was already happening in Hull was better than what was proposed in the review

80% said they welcomed the work of Hull City Council and the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership in supporting enterprise education and youth entrepreneurship in the City.

85% of  young entrepreneurs said they would like to see the establishment of youth  enterprise incubator space for potential young entrepreneurs

90% of young entrepreneurs said they would like to see a youth enterprise zone in the City and see a place were young entrepreneurs could sell their products and services.

75% of teachers & pupils valued the activities and events held in a Global Entrepreneurship Week in Hull as they raise the profile and outlines the importance of enterprise skills 

75% of teachers thought the work of the Be Enterprising Group was essential in helping the City to teach and support the development of enterprise skills in schools, colleges and training providers.

95% of primary teachers thought that £5 Blossom and the Hull Ready Programme were essential in developing and supporting teachers, pupils and parents in developing their enterprise skills.

75% of respondents welcomed the Badgers  Sett Enterprise Challenge  as a practical programme that enables young people to illustrate their enterprise skills and business ideas.

85% of young entrepreneurs said a peer to peer mentor group was key to encouraging more young people to consider going into business.

75% of pupils wanted young entrepreneurs more than any other group  to help them understand and setting up a business and wanted to know there enterprise journeys.

20% of young entrepreneurs said the support they currently got was very poor or poor that they received as they felt the advisers had no empathy

85% of potential and current entrepreneurs felt that finance and mentor support was essential to help them to develop their business idea and 90% thought the youth enterprise bank was an excellent initiative that delivers this 

Enterprise Education to Entreprenurship - Hull Way

Young entrepreneurs and enterprising pupils from Hull have been invited to Downing Street and to Buckingham Palace to outline how they are supported by Hull City Council and the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership in developing enterprise activities and programmes such as the Youth Enterprise Bank, Be Enterprising Group of teachers, the Young Entrepreneurs Network, Global Entrepreneurship Week and the new Hull enterprise board game


Firstly, young entrepreneurs Katie Norman of Labrascals, Tom Arran Photographer, Ross Bennett of Engaging Education and the Chair of Hull’s Enterprising teachers group Stephen Logan of Malet Lambert School have been invited to update Buckingham Palace on what we are doing as a city to support our enterprising young people on 23rd May.

During Humber Business Week, representatives from Sirius Academy, Malet Lambert School, Gillshill Primary School and Hull’s Young entrepreneur of the Year Tom Arran have been invited to Downing Street on the 2nd of June to talk and present their views and recommendations to Lord Young for his review into enterprise education and present him with Hull’s Youth Enterprise Trail game, developed especially for the review by young people. The game features the Humber’s work including the ‘Be Enterprising Group’ of teachers and tutors and the ‘Big 13 Enterprise Skills. It also represents the fabulous support available in Hull for young people to develop their enterprising ideas and become successful entrepreneurs of the future…or indeed enterprising employees.

Ross Bennett Chair of Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership said:

“We welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important review led by the Governments Enterprise Champion Lord Young, with three of our enterprising schools in Hull following the development of a board game that highlights what is working in Hull to support our enterprising young people.

“We are equally excited that we are going to Buckingham Palace to outline the support that is available to young entrepreneurs in Hull and to see if we can work with the Duke of York on his new Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award (iDEA) scheme run by the Nominet Trust to support young people aged 16 to 25 to gain the critical digital and entrepreneurial skills they need to set up and run their own business venture. We are hoping that the Duke of York will come to Hull soon to see the work of those that support our enterprising young people,

Cllr Rosie Nicola said:

“It is great news that within a two week period, some of Hull’s enterprising students and young entrepreneurs are to inform both Buckingham Palace and No10 Downing Street about the work that goes on in our City to support our enterprising young people, it clearly shows that Hull is seen as an enterprising place and is wanting to do more to develop the City’s entrepreneurial culture amongst its young people”