Young Chamber
Young Chamber is a national initiative, supported by the Government, which aims to help bring together schools, Chambers of Commerce and businesses to better provide enterprise-related activities to young people aged 14-19.
For more details please visit: www.youngchamber.com
Global Entrepreneurship Week - (16 – 22) November 2009
It’s a worldwide movement of entrepreneurial people, with millions unleashing their enterprising talents and turning their ideas into reality. For more information or to register your own event please visit: www.gew.org.uk
West Midlands Coca Cola Regional Challenge - 16 November
Young Chamber students and teachers for 12 secondary schools from the West Midlands Region are competing in the Coca Cola Regional Challenge. Aston Manor School and Perry Beeches School will be taking part in this event which will take place at the Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce. The event is designed to provide the Young Chamber Council Students with a better understanding of business and enterprise and skills needed in a workplace environment.
Make Your Mark Challenge
The Make Your Mark Challenge is the largest one day enterprise competition for schools and colleges in the UK. Over 56,000 students took part last year.
Women’s Enterprise Day - 18 November
Women’s Enterprise Day is all about celebrating successful female entrepreneurs, and inspiring more women and girls to turn their ideas into reality.
Social Enterprise Day - 19 November
A social enterprise is a business with aims which are primarily social or environmental and whose surpluses are ploughed back into the business or community. The focus on this day is to help inspire the next generation of social entrepreneurs and encourage them to start-up businesses that might help address some of society’s biggest problems.
Home Enterprise Day - 20 November
The event is focused on encouraging people to start-up businesses from the comfort of their own homes, and to shine the spotlight on people that already run successful home-run businesses.
A social enterprise is a business with aims which are primarily social or environmental and whose surpluses are ploughed back into the business or community. The focus on this day is to help inspire the next generation of social entrepreneurs and encourage them to start-up businesses that might help address some of society’s biggest problems.
Home Enterprise Day - 20 November
The event is focused on encouraging people to start-up businesses from the comfort of their own homes, and to shine the spotlight on people that already run successful home-run businesses.