REPORT Foreword It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to this report on Hull’s Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017, the 10th year the event has been held in our great city, and the fi fteenth year we have held a series of enterprising events in November. Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017 in Hull, held during our status as City of Culture 2017, addressed the concerns and anxieties of budding young entrepreneurs, enabling many more to create new opportunities and successful ventures that can fl ourish all year round. Our supporters use Global Entrepreneurship Week to have exchanges that help them launch something new, showcase their projects or generally raise the profi le of entrepreneurship in their locality. They do this because they recognise that entrepreneurship is a force for good. By cultivating innovation Ross Bennett amongst young people, Chair of Hull Youth we will inspire the next Enterprise Partnership generation of entrepreneurial leaders. With the help of experienced entrepreneurs and companies, Nick Sangwin and through MD Sangwin Group events like Global Chair Global Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Week, we can ensure Week Planning Group start-ups have access to the resources, connections and partnerships that will promote their success. Matt Jukes Chief Executive of Hull City Council Three of the highlights of this year were the live link up with young entrepreneurs in South Africa facilitated by KCOM and the ‘Hook Up Dinner’ in South Africa, the £5 Blossom launch with 17 Hull schools from a wide age range and 17 Hull based businesses, as well as Ruth Badger the THUD Yorkshire Event where young people were Patron Hull able to pitch their business idea and win funding from Youth Enterprise Partnership the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank. This year saw KCOM Craven Park do a fantastic job in hosting fi ve of our major events for the fi rst time. Only the future will confi rm if we have been successful Adam Corbally Patron Making in the long-term. There was certainly a real buzz Changes for Careers during this particular week, especially as not only Programme was it the national launch of Global Entrepreneurship Week in Hull, the city was also named as ‘The Most Enterprising Place in Britain’ after winning the 2017 Enterprising Britain Awards. The follow up Claire Young evaluations from the young people Patron Hull involved were excellent - so let’s Youth Enterprise start thinking what we do next to Partnership support our enterprising young people in the next 12 months. The tenth anniversary of Global Background Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Hull once again celebrated enterprise and entrepreneurial spirit across the city. As with every year, this week- long programme was packed with diverse events to support and encourage young people on their enterprising journeys. The focus encompassed whole year groups, primary, secondary and post-16 events. An international live link up enabled the sharing of best practice, innovation and initiatives to support entrepreneurship in a different cultural and political context. Globally, GEW enables millions of entrepreneurial people to unleash their enterprising talents and turn ideas into reality. It brings together university students, school pupils, teachers, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, employees, non-profi t organisations and others to celebrate and promote entrepreneurship worldwide. Hull engaged fully with social media through its own website www.gewhull. co.uk, Twitter account @GEW_Hull (using the hashtags #GEW2017 and #GEWGo) as well as a dedicated Facebook page. Before the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week, one of our young entrepreneurs, Macauley Dunham was awarded The Chamber Bridlington and Yorkshire Coast Best Young Business Person 2017. In addition, Charles Cracknell was runner-up in the Local Policy Start up Nations Awards. The Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership was selected as a winner of a High Impact Award for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017, in recognition of its contribution to this year’s campaign. Global Entrepreneurship Week in Hull was sponsored by a number of small and large private, public and charitable organisations including: Sangwin Group, Hull City Council, John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, RB, PrimaryTec, Future Works Yorkshire, Hull College, University of Hull, Two Ridings Community Foundation, Hull Training, Swift Group, KCOM, Green Port, University of Hull, Hull Humber Chamber of Commerce, GH Events, Engaging Education, T Arran Photography, Humber LEP, Oak Consult, Hull College, Future Works Yorkshire, Goodwin Development Trust and DLB Events. Monday 13th “It was a great morning, everyone was friendly and welcoming. The activities were fun and made learning new skills enjoyable. The food was great too.” Eleanor, St Mary’s College This was the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week in Hull and the launch of Global Entrepreneurship Week UK. Make £5 Blossom had a successful launch at KCOM Craven Park with 17 schools from a wide age range receiving loans of £150 from 17 businesses. Over a three-month period, the young people will undertake a range of activities and learn about the Big 13 Enterprise Skills. At the end of the three months, the profi ts will be split between the school and ‘Action for Ashley’ which is this year’s chosen local charity. The young people will attend an end celebration event and present what they have done with their loans to an invited audience in April 2018. “I learnt a lot about business and profi t but “It was good, and I learnt a lot about also about the risk of it not working. I really business. I built up my confi dence with the enjoyed it and Ron was really nice and help of Ron, Miss Hewson and my friends encouraging. I’m looking forward to starting!” and I’m excited about it.” Harlie, Evie, Eastfi eld Primary Eastfi eld Primary “This is the fourth year that I’ve personally “AB Rooms continues to support Make £5 been involved in in Make £5 Blossom and it Blossom as we thoroughly enjoy seeing the never ceases to amaze me how enterprising entrepreneurship spirit awakened in the and hardworking the children are. Also, it’s a pupils. As well as encouraging skills that are fantastic way for businesses to support and useful for life, it gives them encouragement encourage the children to learn and develop and fun whilst raising money for great key skills that they’ll use more and more causes.” when they’re older.” Raeann Rooms, Brendon Smurthwaite, AB Rooms KCOM Community Coordinator “Great event, great project and we’re looking forward to getting stuck in with our partners, Rise Academy. Good luck to all the schools involved.” Steve Phillips, NASTAC Ltd “It was an amazing experience meeting the young people from Westcott Primary in a good, fun and friendly event. Looking forward to seeing them progress with their business adventure.” Natalie Wildblood, RDS Training Ltd / RDS Academy CIC “I’m very pleased to be a part of advising the next generation of entrepreneurs. The courses that the young people are following in school are preparing them for jobs that don’t even exist yet due to fast fl ow technology advancement. Enterprises like this offer a range of skills such as teamwork and communication, building confi dence and leadership.” Janine Gosling, “I may have said this before, but “I learnt about the 13 skills needed My Baby Can Dance Ltd. we really are proud to be a part to be a good team to start a Yorkshire Choices Business Woman of this incredibly well organised business. It doesn’t always go of the Year 2017/18 event and supporting bright right the fi rst time and there’s young future “entrepreneurs” who always a risk! I gained more will hopefully one day become confi dence throughout the “During the launch event I was leaders of many businesses in the morning, thanks to Ron and Miss blown away by the children’s mature local area.” Hewson and even volunteered discussions and calm team working Kirk Akdemir, to speak into the squishy skills and I am sure the guys from CEO AA Global microphone! I’m very excited to Alderman Cogan C of E will be get started and make our £5 teaching me a few things.” “The Make £5 Blossom event was blossom.” Govind Manocha, very organised, and everyone Halle, Spring Estate Agents was involved. It was intriguing to Eastfi eld Primary learn about the Big 13 Skills.” Emily, “I really enjoyed it! I was St Mary’s College nervous at fi rst to speak into the microphone but then I “The students really enjoyed the liked it. I learnt about effective morning; they were engaged communication and I know from the moment they walked into some things about Ron now who the room. It was also great that was very nice. I can’t wait to get they met and communicated with started!” their business advisor.” Amy, Mrs MacKinnon, Eastfi eld Primary St Mary’s College “I thought the opening event set the perfect tone, it enthused the children and gave them enough detail for them to move forward.” Ron Dickinson “Ron was really friendly and encouraging. The activities were fun and although I was nervous about speaking in front of so many people, I gained more confi dence throughout the day. I didn’t realise there were so many skills needed to start a business!” Skye, Eastfi eld Primary Tuesday 14th Tuesday “Another great Hook Up Dinner. It was fascinating to hear about the fantastic work and equally, the challenges faced by South Africa’s small businesses and how some are remarkably similar to ours despite such a distance!” Daniel Barker, Music Teacher International links were the focus of the day. With the support of KCOM, a Google Hangout was held with colleagues in South Africa via the Hook Up Dinner based in Johannesburg.