Three lessons I learned from enterprising school students

By Jenny Fyans, Marketing Manager

How often do you make the most of your time? I was recently given the opportunity to be on the judging panel for the Inner East London heat of the Young Enterprise Company Programme Awards (YECPA) – a beneficiary of the RG Foundation.

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The YECPA challenged students, aged between 15 to 17, to come up with the idea for a company over a six-month period and showcase it to the judging panel, which I was a part of. Teams ranged in size from four to 17 students, coming from a variety of schools in the Inner East London area and representing a diverse mix of backgrounds and abilities.

Click here to discover the three valuable lessons that I gleaned from their entries that have translated well beyond childhood and into my adult life.