Hazel Burton's Blog (8)

A non-toxic crop spray, ethically produced party bags and an online student accommodation portal are amongst the business ideas that have made it to the regional final of the 2009 North East Universities Business Planning Competition, Blueprint. The finalists will battle it out for a share of £30,000 cash and £25,000 in-kind support. The 10 ‘Business Awards’ finalists will be accompanied by the ‘Science & Technology’ and ‘Creativity & Design’ entrants, announced in September at the ‘Pi… Continue

- Top awards scheme offers £10,000 and business glory for Britain’s best - The coveted Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which recognises and celebrates the achievements of the UK’s finest young entrepreneurs, is now open for entries. The award, run by one of t… Continue

A sex education resource to ease the difficult conversations between parents and children was the winning business idea at this year's Young Enterprise North East Regional Final. The awards ceremony, which was held at the Gosforth Marriott hotel, saw students from Prior Pursglove Colleg… Continue

The country is depending on enterprising young people to make sure the UK has a promising economic future, according to the chancellor. Speaking at Make Your Mark's Enterprising Young Brits awards, Alistair Darling said it was important to celebrate the work being done to encourage young people to ‘think ahead' and make the most of their talents. He said: "Especially at this time when countries like ours are facing recession, it's important to send out the message that we should be confident a… Continue

Our recent Cloud9 Youth Summit witnessed a host of entrepreneurs in attendance, providing advice and guidance on life and business- two of which were founder of volunteering gap-year company Madventurer, John Lawler and Big Brother 6 winner Anthony Hutton. As part of a panel of entre… Continue

Tens of thousands of pounds is to be invested in young entrepreneurial talent thanks to a new cash award from a national enterprise scheme. Long-running youth enterprise scheme Shell LiveWIRE has announced it will invest up to £70,000 in a new awards programme. Every month, up to five aspiring entrepreneurs between 16 and 30 will win a Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas award, which will grant a no-strings-attached financial boost of £1,000 to the originators of the best business ideas. In addition,… Continue

If we can, you can Talk member Ceyhan Mihcioglu of Yo’Genie.com, which aims to create a student world where the art of sharing is excelled upon, has recently taken up a new challenge. WANTED Productions, although a completely different project altogether from Yo’Genie, is something that… Continue

Being totally honest, I can’t work for anyone else as I always want to use my own ideas and have control of what I’m doing. My dad has been a big inspiration to me and has numerous businesses of his own including Inscape Training and Chaps World and has shown me that hard wo… Continue