Enterprise Is Coming Up Rosies!
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Pupils from Year 9 at Malet Lambert School were joined by Rosie Winterton MP Minister for Regional Economic Development and Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber along with stars from the world of football and rugby at the KC Stadium to launch the Hull Enterprise Academy, funded by Yorkshire Forward and Hull City Council, on Friday (3rd July).
With support from the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, the Premier League, Hull City Council and Yorkshire Forward, the Academy takes business out of the boardroom and into the class room - giving young football and rugby fans a chance to learn about enterprise, using real examples from the Football and Rugby Club that they can relate to and understand.
Launching the scheme at the KC stadium, Rosie Winterton took part in a session with ex Hull football player, Andy McMillan and current Doncaster Rugby league player, Alex Benson and they were joined by Hull City AFC star Nick Barmby who has agreed to be Hull’s Enterprise Champion.
Hull City FC is the sixth Premier League football club and Hull F.C. the first rugby club to launch the programme and follows on from a commitment to promote enterprise education through football clubs’ which was launched last year in the Government’s Enterprise Strategy. The class will bring enterprise to life for year 9 students from the Malet Lambert Language College – giving them a unique insight into the day to day running of exciting multinational businesses.
Minister for Regional Economic Development and Coordination Rosie Winterton MP said:
“Enterprise has the power to inspire young people and create a 'can do' culture something which is key to the UK’s future growth and success in the current economic climate.
“Using real football and rugby club examples, this Enterprise Academy will teach young people how to manage a budget, raise finance and look after customers – essential skills for any young entrepreneur.”
Premier League Chief Executive, Richard Scudamore said:
“The scale of community activity and engagement that goes on at Premier League clubs was unimaginable even as little as ten years ago. However, our clubs are now involved in an enormous range of different projects, helping to tackle an equally wide variety of issues.
“The interest that many young people have in football means that Premier League clubs have a unique opportunity to be able to influence and educate. The world of business and enterprise is an example of how a subject, when linked to how a football club operates, is suddenly made that bit more interesting.”
Cllr Christine Randall Cabinet Member for Education and Children's Services said 
“Hull City Council are pleased to be involved in the city's new and exciting enterprise programme involving the Premier League, Hull City Football in the Community and Hull FC that is launched in the same week as the national judges of Britain's Most Enterprising Place Competition visit the City as Hull is Yorkshire's most enterprising place 2009 - as a Council we believe that it is important to help develop our young people to become more enterprising and to bring to the city activities that will bring make this a reality.”
Stephen Logan Careers & aim Higher Co-ordinator Malet Lambert Language College said
“We are absolutely delighted to take part in this new and exciting opportunity to develop young people's enterprise skills in the City as a College we believe it is important that young people are made aware of all the opportunities available to them and that by advocating the Big 13 enterprise capabilities to young people through this programme we can enable our young people to become more enterprising."
And Alex McWhirter, Assistant Director of Business at Yorkshire Forward comments;
“If our regional economy is to thrive in future then we need ambitious and entrepreneurial individuals with the right skills and confidence to turn their business ideas into reality. We have a new business support service for the region, now we want to create a new generation of entrepreneurs to fully exploit it.
“This initiative is a fantastic way of engaging with young people about business in a way that will really mean something to them, and I am delighted that Yorkshire Forward is able to support it.”
Hull's Young Entrepreneur of the Year Amanda Hartley of Amanda's Blue Orchid & Minister Rosie Winterton,
present Hull City's Nick Barnby, Hull's Enterprise Champion, with a floral arrangement in Tigers' colours
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03, Jul, 2009