Armed with a shiny new camcorder I headed off to St Matthew’s Academy in Lewisham yesterday to try and film some 60 second pitches for the Make Your Mark in 60 seconds competition. The boy’s school was already taking part in a Dragon’s Den-style competition organised by Social Enterprise London www.sel.org.uk so I couldn’t have Read more…
Congratulations to those Connectors who saw the early hours of Tuesday morning to make it to the Connectors breakfast at the National Cafe in Trafalgar Square, London. Some of the networks that were represented include Mosaic Networking, Viadeo.com, Precious Online and Central South London and everyone who came enjoyed a scrumptious breakfast which included hot buttered Read more…
Presenter Shivani Mair dedicated her two radio shows to enterprise during Enterprise Week 07. Listen here to two young entrepreneurs talk of the challenges they faced and how they turned their ideas into reality. Creative Careers Surgery is the radio show presented by one of the
UK’s top 20 young social entrepreneurs Shivani Mair on 101.8 Read more…
We all want to look our best for the festive season and the Make Your Mark blog is no different, so we have spruced it up with a bit more colour here and there. So pretty!
If there are other ways you think the blog could be improved let us know!
Well it’s just two days after the National final and I’m sad it’s over. When you’ve spent so long planning something it’s great when it starts, but sad when it ends. I’ve just been looking through the photos and they really get across the sense of creativity and energy that there was. You can have Read more…
Gordon Frazer from Microsoft make a case for a certain kind of intrpreneurship, and quotes our very own Peter Grigg along the way… http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/12/06/228478/how-to-nurture-innovation-in-your-business.htm
Has the Make Your Mark Challenge uncovered the next generation of socially minded entrepreneurs?
• Wickersley School and Sports College, Rotherham, won the schools category with ‘Truck Trackers’, for small business that need to deliver goods but cannot fill an entire truck
• The City of London School for Girls won the colleges category with ‘Cyclevision’, selling Read more…
I was lucky enough to be in (well I think!) the room full of the most enterprising young people at the Make Your Mark Challenge Final - the schools room! With 11 schools competing for the title of Winners of 2007 it was set to be a tough few days! All their ideas were fab and the way Read more…
A winning blog from the Make Your Mark Challenge finals by Pate’s Grammar School:
When I woke up at quarter past six this morning, I could hardly think of anything I wanted to do less than get in a van and drive to London.
Already by the time we arrives at Burford Junction (Cirencester) to pick up the last Read more…
A winning blog from the Make Your Mark Challenge finals by Sandon High School
When we first heard about the ‘Make your Mark’ challenge we were very enthusiastic. Once we knew that the theme of the challenge would relate to thinking in a ‘globalocal’ way we were really interested in bringing some of our own ideas to Read more…
A winning blog from the Make Your Mark Challenge finals by City of London College for Girls:
Being pioneers of innovation is harder than it looks! Our team thought we were good at coming up with ideas, but two days of constant creativity really tests you to your limits. Luckily, we’re using our strengths in combination: Read more…
A winning blog from the Make Your Mark Challenge finals by The College of St Mark & St John (Marjon):
Upon hearing that we had qualified for the NATIONAL FINALS of the ‘make your mark’ competition, excitement and nerves overcame us – could we possibly WIN this competition.
Our team has been focusing on a great innovative business Read more…
A winning blog from the Make Your Mark Challenge finals by York St John University:
What is it? The Make Your Mark Enterprise Challenge 2007.
Why we did it? Good experience, team building, bit of fun, Kathryn twisted our arms.
Who are we? Amanda, Kathryn, Laila and Leonora from York St John University.
Our feelings on getting to the final? Disbelief, Read more…
I was lucky enough to help out on the Make Your Mark Challenge finals today at the v. posh Cumberland Hotel in London. As a digital ‘expert’ I was on hand to answer questions as students completed the digital marketing part of the Challenge. Though I was initially terrified by the prospect, I was soon Read more…
We’ve made it onto the Vogue website – a fantastic signpost for the Make Your Mark in Fashion competition…
http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=49116
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