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M.A.D. (Making
a Difference!) Contest for schools
Alongside the Inspiring Women series we run projects to
encourage young female entrepreneurs in schools.
This is being undertaken with support from Young Enterprise and
Enterprise Insight's Make Your Mark campaign with London schools
taking part.
What is it
all about?
 The
competition involves the students producing a business plan for
an idea that will be profitable and have a positive impact on the
community.
The project was kicked off for students with a Social Enterprise
masterclass from Young Enterprise on January 21 in the Commonwealth
Club.
The winners!
The winners of the first competition were announced
at the FreshIdeas Events networking event on 28 February 2008.
St. Marylebone School were the winners with the F.L.X. Gym business
plan and the runners up were St. Georges, Maida Vale with a business
plan for Tree-free cards. Congratulations to all the
teams who took part.
Apple and
Divine Chocolate support MAD competition
The MAD business competition has
been supported by Apple, who for years have helped
schools to empower teachers and inspire students to achieve more. Apple
has great savings for teachers and students on Macs and software.
To find out more visit http://www.apple.com/uk/education/shop/
Each member of the winning team will get an iPod shuffle.
Divine Chocolate has also generously supported
the competition and each member of the winning team will also get
a supply of delicious Fairtrade chocolate from Divine. Divine
is made with the best Fairtrade cocoa, supplied by the Ghanaian
farmers who co-own the company. For lots more information
visit www.divinechocolate.com
Want to be
involved?
This is a very exciting project, with great opportunities for young
students. If you would like to be involved in this or future
projects do get in contact, we are happy to hear from:
- Business owners who would like to be on a Dragon's
Den style judging panel or visit the schools to give
expert advice at interim stages of the project
- Teachers who would like their schools to take part
- Business owners who would like to donate a venue
to host such projects
For more information, please get in contact
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