Teenagers from across the district will be offered the opportunity to enter Babergh’s own version of Dragons’ Den at an upcoming youth event.
Next week – during Global Entrepreneur Week – Babergh District Council’s annual youth conference will be focused on providing opportunities for young people to develop life skills and raising their awareness of the expertise needed to create a successful, sustainable business.
The event, which is being held on November 17 at the Stoke By Nayland Club, will involve around 60 young people aged between 12 and 15 years old from numerous schools, youth clubs and organisations in the Babergh district.
Young people at the event will have the opportunity to listen to the experiences of Adam Greenfield, a young business owner and to take part in the Enterprise in Action Programme which will be delivered by Jenny Clarke, Area Manager of Young Enterprise Suffolk.
The event, hosted by Babergh in partnership with Young Enterprise Suffolk and the East of England Enterprise UK (Make your Mark), will be run like a real-life business day with Adam Baker, Suffolk Project Manager for the 2012 Games, delivering an exciting ‘challenge’ and the young people concentrating in this during a working lunch.
The day will conclude with the teams entering the ‘Dragons’ Den’ – a panel made up of
Cllr Jennie Jenkins, Chairman of Babergh District Council, Hazel Johnson, Head of Region - East of England Enterprise UK, Adam Greenfield, young entrepreneur from Lowestoft, Jayne Lindill, Business Manager, East Anglian Daily Times & Evening Star and Yvonne Moores, Business Development Officer, Suffolk County Council.
Jill Barton, Babergh’s Community Development Officer, said: “This promises to be a really exciting and educational day and we hope all our attendees will be inspired by the challenge. It is really important for all young people to develop life skills and to learn about the opportunities available to them through entrepreneurship.” ENDS
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