It’s been an incredible 3 months for our Karten funded enterprise. If you missed any of our previous posts we run video production and print enterprises using the equipment funded by Karten. This year the big push has been the new eco-friendly product – the ‘Sea Clear’ bag. The student-led enterprise is helping raise awareness of the huge amount of plastic in our oceans by producing their very own bags for life. The product has been a huge success, printing and selling over 500 bags so far and spreading this important message across a range of social media platforms.
Anyway, the last few months have involved going out on the road and promoting the message across the Greater Manchester region. In February the students set up a trade stall at the Trafford Centre as part of the Young Enterprise Company Programme and competed with colleges from all over the North West…and won the award ‘Highly Commended Company’. This was just the start. The students have gone on to set up stalls at The Spindles shopping centre, and delivered a 5-minute business presentation to over 200 people at the Grange Arts theatre in March. This was a huge achievement for all 4 students (Jordan, Josh, Abigail and Kevin) who have never done anything like that before. They were brilliant! And they plan to tour schools across the region in the summer term, to promote their product and educate young people about the plastic in our oceans. On top of all this success they also won another award through Young Enterprise for ‘Best Customer Service’.
It has been an amazing journey so far and I can’t wait to see what happens next. Will keep you posted.
Take a look at some of the photos of their journey so far and continue to spread the word and follow them via multiple platforms…
Instagram: @_SeaClear
Facebook: @SeaClearEnterprise
Website: www.nbenterprise.co.uk
Or just get in touch via email (nbenterprise@newbridgegroup.org) or give them a call: 0161-883-2403 (EXT 3005)
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