Hull City Council in partnership with the Hull Youth Support Trust are to launch an exciting new enterprise programme called “The Making Changes for Careers” aimed at young people who are not in employment or education.
As part of the scheme young people will be able to find out more about the Big 13 Enterprise Skills, as well as having the chance to access grants from the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank in order to develop their business ideas.
Young People will also have the opportunity to access an experienced business mentor who will be on hand to offer expert advice and guidance. The young people who want one will receive a start up kit that we have produced in partnership with Emma Jones of Enterprise Nation and features young entrepreneurs from Hull.
Councillor Martin Mancey, Portfolio Holder for Energy City with responsibility for employment, said:
“Hull has a national reputation for supporting its enterprising young people and I am really pleased that the Council along with its partners has managed to secure funding for another programme to support potential young entrepreneurs.
“The scheme is a fantastic opportunity for us to help support young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs) by turning their ideas into a viable business opportunity.”
The brand new scheme received £382,229 of funding from the European Social Fund and Youth Employment Initiative as part of the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England.
“As a former business owner I know how important it is when setting up and developing your own business to ensure that the product or service you are providing is well-received by your potential customers.
"My team and I have a vast amount of experience and we look forward to sharing it with the next generation of young entrepreneurs by helping them to unlock their business potential.
"We look forward to working with partner teams across the project and sharing the vast amount of experience both I and my team have with the next generation of young entrepreneurs, by helping them to unlock their business potential."
Emma Jones, Founder of Enterprise Nation
" We are delighted to be working with Hull City Council to produce a start up kit for the young people involved in the Making Changes for Careers Programme and I wish Charles and his team well in helping even more young entrepreneurs in the city as it already has a national reputation for its work as seen by the case studies in the start up kit and the fact that the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank won the Enterprising Britain Competition in 2015 and was runner up in the European Enterprise Promotion Awards 2015."
" We are delighted to be working with Hull City Council to produce a start up kit for the young people involved in the Making Changes for Careers Programme and I wish Charles and his team well in helping even more young entrepreneurs in the city as it already has a national reputation for its work as seen by the case studies in the start up kit and the fact that the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank won the Enterprising Britain Competition in 2015 and was runner up in the European Enterprise Promotion Awards 2015."
Further Information:
1) Humber Learning Consortium is the lead partner for the Springboard Hull and Humber partnership project. This activity is part financed by the European Union through the European Social Fund (ESF) and is supported by the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) to extend employment opportunities and develop a skilled workforce.
2) The programme aims to deliver enterprise skills programmes to over 200 young people over the next two years and aims to set up 50 new businesses by young people over the next two years.
3) The Making Changes for Careers programme has received £382,229 of funding from the European Social Fund and Youth Employment Initiative as part of the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England. The Department for Work and Pensions (and in London the intermediate body Greater London Authority) is the Managing Authority for the England European Social Fund programme. Established by the European Union, the European Social Fund helps local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support skills development, employment and job creation, social inclusion and local community regenerations.
4) The Team consists of Haggai Mwiko and Kirsty Barr who are youth enterprise advisers, Tracy Leedham Youth Enterprise Officer and Yvonne Gosling Youth Enterprise Support Officer.
4) The Team consists of Haggai Mwiko and Kirsty Barr who are youth enterprise advisers, Tracy Leedham Youth Enterprise Officer and Yvonne Gosling Youth Enterprise Support Officer.
