A group of A Level Business and Economics students are heading to Cardiff to represent Gower College Swansea at the Global Entrepreneurship Challenge 2013 final.
The Global Enterprise Challenge is a Welsh Government endorsed scheme designed to encourage entrepreneurial spirit and vision among young people.
Once they reach Cardiff, the students – Zoe Jagoe-Williams, Abigail Jeffreys, Jordan Allan, Jordan Brace, Bryony Hopkins, Jack Govier and Megan Prince, who are all studying at the Gorseinon campus – will have 24 hours to develop a business idea, detailed business plan and cash flow proposal before they return the following day to present their final proposition to a panel of experts.
In preparation for this event, they have been working closely with the college’s Enterprise Officer Lucy Turtle and local entrepreneur Ben Harrison. Ben, a student at Swansea University, is a founder of Mango Bikes and also won TV’s ‘Be Your Own Boss’ competition in 2012. He has been giving the group tips on marketing, business acumen and presentation skills.
“This is a really smart, switched-on group and they presented very well at the college finals at Tycoch,” says Ben. “They think about the right things and understand what business is all about, even without much hands-on business experience, which is very impressive. They are really driven and mature and clearly have the ability to go on to run businesses in the future, so I’m really excited to see how they perform in Cardiff.”
Notes:
The Global Enterprise Final 2013 takes place on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th March.
Pictured (l-r) are: Abigail Jeffreys; Zoe Jagoe-Williams; Jordan Allan; Jack Govier; Megan Prince and Bryony Hopkins.