Welcome to this blog that shows how enterprising the city of Hull's young people are. The blog will feature up-dates about the work of the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership and its support for Global Entrepreneurship Week.
















Friday 6 January 2017

#THUDYorkshire From South Africa to Hull

On 20thJanuary 2017 at Furley & Co from 5.30pm till 8.30pm as part of 2017 Hull City of Culture Celebrations and to mark the official launch of The Hook-Up Dinner Yorkshire (an international networking group founded in South Africa) for young entrepreneurs. The Hull based young entrepreneurs Thomas Arran and Kit Hargreaves have brought the concept of the Hook up Dinner to Hull from South Africa after they visited South Africa last year to meet young entrepreneurs and will act as joint Chairs of #THUDYorkshire

The first event will be attended by young entrepreneurs from Hull and North Yorkshire as well as Selebogo Molefe CEO - Lifesgud Global Investments (Pty) Ltd founder of Hook up Dinner movement who will talking about the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in South Africa and the similarities with Hull and the coordinator of the HOOK up Dinner in Zimbabwe Constantine Nyanzero, who will be speaking about Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Zimbabwe.

Kit Hargreaves MD Klick and Tap

"THUD Yorkshire was inspired by a recent visit by some of Hulls young people to South Africa. This was an eye-opening trip that really demonstrated to us that the challenges faced by young people, whilst on different scales, both in life and in business are not all that different. However both cultures have developed their own ways of dealing with these challenges. These are strategies we can use to develop and encourage young people in Hull and Yorkshire. This is what THUD Yorkshire is about - it's about using every available opportunity, every available strategy and initiative to create a environment where young people can thrive."

Cllr Martin Mancey Hull City Council 

It is fantastic that Hull in this year of City of Culture is to host the first of the Hook up Dinner Events in the UK at which young people and established business will be able to support each other and to work with schools and colleges and will be run by young entrepreneurs.

I am pleased that KCOM, RB and the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank are supporting this network along with Hull City Council and I am delighted that the founder of the Hook up Dinner movement Selebogo Molefe CEO - Lifesgud Global Investments (Pty) Ltd intends on coming to attend the launch”

Selebogo Molefe CEO - Lifesgud Global Investments (Pty) Ltd founder of Hook up Dinner movement

“In 2014 I visited Hull, to see how Hull City Council were supporting young entrepreneurs and the return visit by young entrepreneurs from Hull to Johannesburg was a great success last year. We were extremely pleased that two of our enterprise education projects, Beyond the Lemonade Stand and Biz Kidz South Africa, based in Soweto and Alexandra Townships respectively are partnering with your fantastic John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank.”

“I am delighted to be returning to Hull to support the launch of #THUDYorkshire and to welcome it into our international movement were young entrepreneurs can support each other.”

Further Information

In order to attend #THUDYORKSHIRE you can do so by registering via  https://thudyorkshirelaunch.eventbrite.co.uk



#THUDYorkshire is a new initiative that brings the passion, dedication and hugely successful model of the Hook Up Dinner to young people in the UK. It began after a trip to South Africa by young entrepreneurs. While they were there, the young people saw how even thousands of miles away, the same issues were faced by young enterprising people there as in the UK. As a result on their return, they decided to set up a similar initiative in Hull and Yorkshire. #THUDYorkshire will be holding monthly meetings to encourage discussion and facilitate connections between young people to help everyone grow

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