Top Student Businesses to Represent Dublin City in National Student Enterprise Final
Teams from Mercy College Coolock and St Dominic’s College will represent Dublin City at this year’s student enterprise programme national finals in Mullingar on 08th May.
There was over 120 young secondary school student entrepreneurs in 40 teams, competing across 3 categories to represent Dublin City at the regional final in the Round Room at the Mansion House on 11th March
The winning business were:
In the Senior Category of the competition, Dublin city will be represented Elle’s Cupcakes from Mercy College Coolock.
In the Intermediate Category Dublin City will be represented by Gemstone Tree Creations, St Dominic’s College
The Junior Category will see a team from Mercy College Coolock compete with their business Atlantic Coast Creations.
Special guests at the Dublin City final included: the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Emma Blain, Richard Shakespeare, Chief Executive, Dublin City Council, Greg Swift, Head of Enterprise, Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Dublin City Council and Guest Entrepreneur Ciaran O’Connor, Soul Food Oats
The Dublin City students will be competing against hundreds of other student entrepreneurs from around the country in Mullingar on the 8th May. The student enterprise programme is an enterprise and business initiative for first to sixth year students that supports them in the creation, establishment and running of a student enterprise or 'mini-company'.
Funded by the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (DETE), the programme is delivered by the 31 local enterprise offices in local authorities throughout the country. It has been running for over 24 years and has continued to grow since then.
The programme operates at local level through the LEO Dublin City. Participating schools presented their projects at the regional final to a panel of entrepreneurial judges; the LEO Dublin City committee; guest speakers and their fellow competitors.
The LEO Dublin City expressed thanks to the teachers involved in the programme for their hard work and commitment. They are an integral part to the programme and have shown true dedication to the support and development of the young entrepreneurs of this country, the team said.
Registration for next year’s programme will begin in September and students can enter the student enterprise programme individually or in groups but must register through a teacher and as part of a school within the Dublin City Council catchment area.
The experience offers a valuable exercise in teamwork and problem solving as well as an opportunity to network and present themselves and their businesses in a more public forum.
The student enterprise programme also offers the enterprise encounter programme for Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme students. The programme gives students a chance to experience entrepreneurship on a very personal level through meetings with successful business people.
Further information on the student enterprise programme is available at: www.studententerprise.ie
The main category winners were:
- Senior Winner: Elle’s Cupcakes, Mercy College Coolock Product – Cupcakes
- Intermediate Winner: Gemstone Tree Creations, St Dominic’s College Product - Handcrafted Trees
- Junior Winner: Atlantic Coast Creations, Mercy College Coolock Product - Seaweed Bath bags and Jewellery
Others award winners were:
- Margaret Farrell Endeavour Award, Northside Crafts, St David’s College Product - Hand crafted garden decorations
- Social Enterprise Award: Twinkle Teddies, St Dominic’s College Product - Handmade Teddies
- Innovation Award: Buzz, Stratford College Product - Software to monitor employees adherence to policies
- Sustainability: ChronoThread, St Aidan’s Product - Clocks from Recycled Tyres
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