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02.12.11 - Hull Esteem Consortium Set to Inspire with the Young Enterprise Challenge

Hull Esteem Consortium have announced they have entered a team to take part in this year's Young Enterprise Challenge, 'Who Wants to be an £ntrepreneur?', inspired by the BBC series, The Apprentice.

Hull Esteem Consortium's role in shaping the development of young people's education in Hull meant this was an opportunity too good to miss. The aim of improving skills amongst the city's young people fell in line with the competition's ethos, encouraging young people to develop business skills they can apply to the real world.

The team consists of pupils from Malet Lambert School, colleagues from Hull Esteem Consortium, Hull City Council and Claughtons, one of the local businesses linked with Hull Esteem Consortium in the Building Schools for the Future programme.

The team have named themselves 'Inspire', after one of the objectives of the BSF programme to create both inspirational educational resources for the city's pupils, and a trait that will sit with all pupils involved.

The challenge takes place across nine months, with teams having three months to complete the first task, 'Grand Designs'. This involves turning £100 into £1000 by any means the team sees fit. The challenge was briefed in October and the team have until early January to complete the task and report back in the Boardroom. The team's strategy to succeed in the first task is being kept under wraps until all entries have been completed, but with the deadline hanging just a few days after the Christmas break, it's sure to involve a festive aspect.

Team leader of Inspire and general manager of Hull Esteem Consortium, Sam Whitaker, said: "The links that Hull Esteem Consortium have with the Young Enterprise organisation made it impossible to resist getting involved in the competition. We are confident that we have a strong team who are really motivated to do well.

"The pupils that we have involved understand the importance of opportunities like this to demonstrate the skills they have. The experience will teach them what they can do with a little encouragement from those who want to see them succeed and by utilising the resources available to them during the BSF development."

The Young Enterprise organisation was established in 1963 and now help 250,000 young people each year learn about business and enterprise. Young Enterprise is the largest business and enterprise charity in the UK and annually helps 15,000 people from the Yorkshire and Humber region.