The North Cork Enterprise Board (NCEB) officially launched their Schools Enterprise Programme for 2013/2014 on Monday (16th) at Springfort Hall Hotel in Mallow.

Principals, Business teachers and Transition Year co-ordinators from second level schools throughout North Cork gathered at the event along with Tadhg Curtis, chairman of the North Cork Enterprise Board, Joan Kelleher (business adviser) and Yvonne O’Neill (schools enterprise co-ordinator).

Schools co-Ordinator, Yvonne O’Neill gave a presentation to the teachers on the range of enterprise activities organised for second level schools in North Cork this year. These activities include Student Enterprise Awards, a newly introduced ‘Best Business Idea’ competition and a newly introduced ‘Creative Business Pitch’ competition.

The Student Enterprise Awards is the flagship programme of the NCEB Schools Enterprise calendar. The programme encourages teenagers to consider entrepreneurship as a real future career choice and gives them the invaluable opportunity to learn about real life business while participating in the programme. This year schools from Boherbue, Millstreet, Fermoy, Mitchelstown, Buttevant, Mallow, Doneraile, Kanturk and Charleville will take part in the programme.

Speaking at the launch, Tadhg Curtis said the Programme in North Cork is 'one of the strongest in the country'.

"We are very fortunate to have such dedicated teachers who work tirelessly every year to help their students learn about the importance of entrepreneurship.

"The Enterprise Board is really seeing the long term benefits of the Programme, with more and more start-up businesses in the area being created by students who previously took part in the Programme while at school," he said.

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