Business awareness given a bit of Umph

TEAMS of sixth formers from Yorkshire schools have been putting their theories to the test as part of a competition which gives young people the chance to work alongside successful entrepreneurs.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Jul 2013, 01:01 BST

The Umph! event, organised by business adviser Grant Thornton, gives teams of students the chance to competing against each other to create the most successful “virtual business” using simulation computer software.

The day is part of Grant Thornton’s “Educate to Innovate” scheme, which it has developed in Yorkshire to forge closer links between education and business.

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During the day-long competition, contestants received advice in workshops from entrepreneurs from the region, including Huddersfield Town chairman and Card Factory founder Dean Hoyle; and Huddersfield-based entrepreneur Nick Glynne, founder of online retailer BuyItDirect.com

A team of students from Greenhead College in Huddersfield were named overall winners at the event which took place at Huddersfield Town football club’s stadium. The winning team was made up of four year 12 A-level business studies students, Zhi Hui Zhao, Saakshi Barman, Chris Gibson and Ben Bentley.

Jonathan Howell beat more than a hundred contestants from sixth forms and colleges across Yorkshire to win the most entrepreneurial individual award.

The year 12 Ackworth School pupil said: “Meeting so many real life entrepreneurs, hearing their stories and being able to ask questions about how they achieved success in business has been eye opening.”

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