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29 July 2005
Rob Merrett is the perfect advertisement for the Young Enterprise scheme within Cumbria. The Thornhill man was so inspired by the scheme whilst at school, he set up his own business. Now the 22-year-old has gone full circle, by returning to the classroom to encourage more budding entrepreneurs to ... (More)

29 July 2005
At the tender age of 22 Andrew Dodds of The Cumberland Building Society has been appointed Chair of Carlisle Area Board. He is happy to share his story with us.

'I was an Achiever in the academic year 1999/2000 at Caldew School where I was Managing Director for 'Icon'. Our company won numerous... (More)

29 July 2005
Once upon a time, on a place called Planet Earth a strange alien called Zog came to visit the inhabitants. Now Zog came from Zarg and was very lonely. So he challenged the many countries of Planet Earth to build a space station so they could visit Zarg.

Planet Earth you must understand is made... (More)

29 July 2005
July 20th 2005 saw an evening of recognition for two of Merseyside's most dedicated volunteers, John Potts and Trevor Moon of Liverpool Area Board.

After 22 years supporting Young Enterprise from 1983 to 2005, John Potts is stepping down as Liverpool Area Board Chair. John received a beautiful c... (More)

30 June 2005
Congratulations to X-pression who was crowned NW Company of the Year 2005 on Monday 27th July at the North West Final Presentation event at City of Manchester Stadium.

Originating from Manchester Grammar School, X-pression wowed the judges with its 'Restaurant Directory.' Aided by link teacher, E... (More)

8 June 2005
Six Young Enterprise companies from across the North West are preparing to compete for the coveted title of North West Company of the Year and the chance to represent the North West region at the Young Enterprise UK Final in July at the Savoy Hotel.

Each company has won through the Local Area Fin... (More)

16 May 2005
Wednesday night saw Aintree Racecourse play host to six teams of students battling it out before an invited audience to be crowned the Young Enterprise Merseyside Company of the Year.

Over the last academic year, whilst participating in the Young Enterprise Company Programme, budding young entre... (More)

11 May 2005
Newton-le-Willows Community High School was the first school in the UK to test out a new national Young Enterprise Programme. The new Personal Economics pilot programme, which was funded by ESF, has been re-written to emphasize financial understanding and capability; including personal banking, pen... (More)

5 April 2005
A group of year 12 students represent just one of the many ways in which WRHS is forging relationships with local businesses. They have realised this through the Young Enterprise initiative.

Young Enterprise is a UK wide organisation with worldwide links that helps young people gain a unique und... (More)

18 March 2005
Year 7 & 8 children from St Vincent's School for the Blind and Visually Impaired recently pioneered the first use of Primary Programme materials in a school of this nature.

Young Enterprise worked alongside staff at the school to especially adapt the materials from the 'Our Community' module, to... (More)