Awards for Young Enterprise students

10:34pm Friday 7th March 2008

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SCHOOLS and colleges in Wycombe celebrated last night, as the town's finest young business minds were awarded.

The High Wycombe Board of Young Enterprise staged it's annual trade fair and recognized pupils' most successful business ventures.

Each company team represented a school or college in the High Wycombe area.

They had to submit a company report, set up a trade stall, and make a presentation to fellow students and teachers in the Town Hall in St Mary Street.

The overall best company, which will now go on to the Buckinghamshire Finals on May 9, was Novelite, from John Hampden Grammar School.

The business created and sold novelty clip-on lights.

The runner up was Rent-a-Mentor, a team from The Royal Grammar School, which provided educational tuition to younger people.

Graham Parcell, Young Enterprise assistant, was impressed by the quality of the companies.

He said: "It's a bit of a learning exercise about how business runs. We have a mix here of community schools all the way up to grammar schools, and it's always amazing how well the year tens do - they do a phenomenal job. It's fantastic to see how all the students rise to the occasion."

Novelite also took the prize for best company report, and Rent-a-Mentor was the trade stand winner. Stash, from Wycombe High School was awarded best presentation.

Other competing schools and colleges were Sir William Borlase's, Amersham and Wycombe College, Holmer Green School, Highcrest Community School, Pipers Corner School and Sir William Ramsay School.

The business projects saw pupils selling hooded tops, eco friendly bags and accessories, greetings cards, knitted scarves and much more.

The Young Enterprise Company that wins the county finals could go on to the South East and even National finals later this year.

The High Wycombe Board of Young Enterprise is looking for more volunteer advisers for the school groups - for more information, contact 01628 483079.