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News: Latest - distributed around Yorkshire June 22, 2016 10:15:05 AM
Our Small World won of the prestigious Best Overall Business at this year’s IKIC Barnsley Big Challenge Awards ceremony on Wednesday 15th June held at the Holiday Inn, Dodworth.
Teams from primary and secondary schools were judged on innovation, potential for future growth, profit and the overall quality of the pitch, which teams made to a panel of expert judges that included Joada Allen-Booth from Visualised IT, Adrian Waite, CEO BBIC and Thomas Maskill, Masworth Marketing.
Ellie Kilkenny from Horizon Community College is the young entrepreneur behind Our Small World which produces a series of history books aimed at children aged 6 to 11. The judges felt that Our Small World was a business that they would all invest their own money into and could see the potential for the company for grow. Our Small World also scooped up the award for Potential for Growth and Best Final Report. As part of the winning prize Ellie has received a two night trip to Barcelona.
Best primary school Business was awarded to VP Designs from Wilthorpe Primary School. Verity and Phebe produced storage containers from recycled plastic bottles. The business also won Best Business Pitch, beating the secondary school teams. The Judges commentated that Verity and Phebe’s pitch was so good that they forgot they were listening to children instead of business women. As part of their prize they won a trip Cadbury’s World.
Cllr Roy Miller, Cabinet Spokesperson for Place, who attended the awards, said: “It’s fantastic to see such talented young people who are an important part of Barnsley’s future – a future that clearly looks bright. Barnsley has one of the highest rates of new business startups in the country and I’m pleased to see young people who have the potential to continue that trend. I hope that all young people involved now see that self-employment is a realistic option for them and something that they can succeed with. ”
Teams have been competing all year to come up with a business idea and then have successfully traded until May 2016. They were supported by their schools alongside a range of mentors from the business community and each mentor provides £25 investment. Mentors have come from businesses including Aesseal, Santander and White Apple Thinking. Andrew Rowley from White Apple Thinking won the entrepreneurial mentor award for his support of Greenacre’s Candle Express.
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