Make Your Mark with a Tenner winners were announced yesterday and really caught the eye of the UK’s media.
There is a piece on the BBC’s website and it was covered this morning by the Today programme and BBC Breakfast. And we’ve also heard from BBC Radio Five Live who would like to cover it on Read more…
Held at Xscape in Castleford, Make Your Mark pupils and teachers had the opportunity to get together and celebrate the range of enterprise experiences they have been involved with including the Make Your Mark Club, Make Your Mark With a Tenner and the Make Your Mark Challenge.
Bringing together schools from across the region including Laisterdyke Read more…
As I mentioned in my blog post last week we can’t open a newspaper or switch on the TV without stumbling across a story of an entrepreneur these days. As if to prove my point two new series start on the BBC this week. Tonight sees the doyenne of candles and moisturisers, Jo Malone, helping Read more…
Nationally we’re all of a quiver about the general election, the closest fought battle for many a year and like a good slap-stick comedy we’re all watching just to see who walks over the open man-hole next, or which guy ducks when the guy with the ladder over his shoulder spins round. We’re not nearly Read more…
An entire school of enterprising students from Blakeston School in Stockton turned their assembly hall into a bustling marketplace for the day as part of the national Make your Mark with a Tenner competition, and I was there to witness the madness! During the last Friday of the Tenner Challenge Month all 585 students from Blakestone School were Read more…
Ten enterprising students at Newcastle College showed they have what it takes to be the next Simon Cowells by pooling their ten pound loans and holding a rock concert for their fellow students last Friday night. After receiving start up capital to the tune of £100 between them as part of the Make Your Mark Read more…
A group of ten engineering students from Goole College are utilising their metalwork skills and producing flower pot holder sculptures, wall baskets and bird feeders.It was a pleasure to meet the students who all demonstrated great pride and passion in their work. The students have been able to incorporate some of the time they Read more…
Yesterday afternoon I was inspired by two Airedale High School pupils. They had chosen the final week of Tenner month to get involved with the challenge. As the rest of the school’s teams were sharing how much profit they had made and how they were making a positive social impact, I was surprised Read more…
During a visit to St Bernards School in Rotherham today Diane and I saw the Tenner teams in action making the most of morning break to sell their wares. One team took the healthy option providing fruit kebabs to their peers whilst another group made a tidy profit selling individual chocolate digestives. Form tutors were Read more…
It’s been an action packed day here in West Yorkshire as Raheela and I went on a whistle stop tour visiting the schools in Bradford who are taking part in Make Your Mark with a Tenner.
Starting off at Laisterdyke BEC we met a year 7 class who were buzzing with excitement and eager to take Read more…
My Tenner travelling yesterday took me to the ex-mining town of Bolsover in Derbyshire. I was fortunate enough to meet with students from The Bolsover School and their Enterprise Coordinator, John Whittaker.
It was great to see young students so actively involved in Tenner and responding well to the challenge – like all successful business people Read more…
I enjoy working at Enterprise UK towers. Really, I do. Between power ballads, bake-outs, and lip-dubs, I can’t imagine a more fraternal, unpredictable and, above all, enterprising place to work. But – enjoy it as we do, we all need to get out of the office from time to time, and I believe that this is particularly true of us Read more…
I had a Tenner-tastic afternoon at The Chase School in Malvern. This group of young people are fairly new to Make Your Mark, but have opted to take part in Make Your Mark activity as part of their Young Chamber.
Part of the group were regionally shortlisted in the West Midlands Make Your Mark Challenge final and Read more…
Arriving at Airedale High School in Castleford this morning at 9am I was immediately faced with the buzz of Make Your Mark with a tenner activity where over 80 pupils are taking part. Posters created by the pupils advertising the various enterprises were displayed in the reception grabbing the attention of visitors.
Accompanied by Chris Read more…
Singer, Songwriter, Entrepreneur…
Beverley Knight has many strings to her bow – not only is she one of the UK’s top female artists but she also has her own successful make-up range.
She obviously has entrepreneurial flair in buckets and has offered her advice to students taking part in the Make Your Mark with a Tenner competition.
Here Read more…
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