A trip to Washington DC awaits winning school team in Liverpool’s great enterprise challenge
Every school pupil in Liverpool is being given the opportunity to win a trip to Washington DC by unleashing their ideas in a unique city wide enterprise competition.
It’s the last chance for schools to apply to take part in Liverpool’s Great Enterprise Challenge, with just seven days before the closing date for entries (Friday, November 4).
The initiative was successfully launched earlier this month with hundreds of schoolchildren attending an event at the BT Convention Centre.
Liverpool City Council, in partnership with Liverpool Vision, is the first local authority in the UK to launch such a challenge, with a start up fund of £100 available to all 170 of the city’s schools.
The competition is part of the build up to next year’s Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC), where entrepreneurs and thought leaders from more than 120 countries will be represented. The Congress is being organised by the US-based Kauffman Foundation and Liverpool Vision.
Cllr Gary Millar, Liverpool City Council’s assistant cabinet member to the leader came up with idea for the Challenge and said:
“There’s a sense of great excitement about this project from teachers and pupils across the city who are already picking up the gauntlet of our great enterprise challenge. It’s a chance for them to widen their horizons, put their school on the map and of course win the incredible opportunity to visit Washington DC where I am sure they will be wonderful ambassadors for our city and the creativity here.
“The competition also provides an important part of the legacy for the city with all profits and surplus funds at the end of the competition being reinvested into future enterprise in education activity.”
Max Steinberg, chief executive of Liverpool Vision said: “We’ve already had a fantastic response to the competition with some really creative ideas coming from the schools. The trip to Washington DC is the top prize for two lucky teams of six, but there are a number of prizes on offer.
“We know the city is full of entrepreneurial talent and we are looking forward to showcasing some of the ideas during next month’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, when this competition reaches its second stage.”
Global Entrepreneurship Week takes place from the 14th-20th November and the top 20 teams will receive more money from a Dragons’ Den style panel.
Other prizes include a one day Keep the Cash! session delivered by Ambitious Minds who will be giving five teams of secondary school finalists the experience of what it will be like when they have to make their own financial decisions as independent adults.
For more information about the Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2012 in Liverpool, sponsorship opportunities and the Festival of Entrepreneurship fringe programme, visit www.gec2012.com. You can also follow GEC 2012 on Twitter @gec2012 and join the Facebook page www.facebook.com/gec2012
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