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The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank is shortlisted for the Judges Recognition Award sponsored by KCOM in the prestigious Hull and East Yorkshire People in Business Awards. These recognise and reward individual and team talent in all industries and were launched in 2019 and returned in 2021 with a virtual edition at Bridlington Spa. The 2022 awards will be presented at a gala dinner on Friday, July 1 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Hull.
Tony Robinson OBE Patron of John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and Micro Biz Champion said "It is always pleasing when you’re recognised by the business community and these awards are a great way of recognising those in business and those that do their best to support them in these difficult times as we move from the pressures of a pandemic to a cost of living crisis. So it's fingers crossed for a win but it is good to be shortlisted and good luck to all those individuals and businesses shortlisted in the various categories."
The Hull City Council Youth Enterprise Team are to hold an Open Day to showcase some of their work on Tuesday 9th August
11am till 2pm at Lillian Bilocca House, Porter Street, Hull, HU1 2RH There will be a buffet and the chance to meet the Team to find out what we do to support Hull's enterprising young people as well as the opportunity to meet some of the young entrepreneurs. Contact Charles Cracknell for further details
charles.cracknell@hullcc.gov.uk or call 01482 616219
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Lab Rascals- Enterprise & Science A recently funded rollout of STEM sessions, with a Big 13 Skills twist, has proven to be very successful across several Hull Schools. Lab Rascals were commissioned by Hull City Council to deliver sessions to 10 schools and the feedback has been excellent with many teachers getting the opportunity to see how easily the Big 13 skills can fit into STEM as well as other curriculum subjects. Katie Norman of Lab Rascals said: “Having the ability to bring STEM and enterprise into local classrooms is amazing. The children really loved getting hands on with science and had no idea of the Big 13 skills they were building on. I believe these workshops have brought attention to the link between STEM, enterprise & entrepreneurship and will inspire children going forwards." Sarah Proctor from Cavendish Primary said: “The Labrascals workshop was amazing. All the children in year 6 thoroughly enjoyed it and benefited from it in Insert Text incorporated Then so many ways. It was incredible to see so many Text of theInsert Big 13 skills came the opportunity to into one session! Watching the expressions on the children's faces rent when the volcanoes erupted was just the best.” salon premises of her own. Linking up with a friend, Sammy Helen Robinson from Ganton said: “Thank you so much for the opened “Beautilocks” at workshop. the end The pupils loved the practical, hands-on approach and the staff were engaging, of last year in an independentknowledgeable and enthusiastic throughout! This is definitely the type of living residential home. Andactivity our pupils enjoy.” business is good, even though it’s been a tough journey since the Pupils comments: total lockdown caused by the “I thought it was amazing and really fun and really want to do it again” pandemic. As she says, “With it “I loved working on the volcanoes and working as a team.” beingaindependent living, “I loved this project because we got to make volcano, steamy andthere’s bubbly with a lot of elderly, vulnerable ice and washing up liquid. It was amazing.” residents and we’ve got to make sureSchool we’resaid keeping everything The Enterprise lead from Eastfield Primary “Our Y3 pupils recently clean and sterilised and that made enjoyed a dry ice volcano workshop provided by Labrascals. This was we’re protecting ourselves as well possible through funding from Hull City Council. The workshop was very well organised and linked to our Geography and Enterprise curriculum. It was as others”. wonderful to see the excitement building in the children as their volcanoes were about to erupt! The dry ice was a super resource and one that we would not have been able to experience without the workshop. An extremely educational and fun afternoon for all.”
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In The Spotlight…
Ahmad Ismaiel
Ahmad is an inspiring young entrepreneur and wanted to open a food business, when he first started with MC4C. He was also volunteering at a Methodist church as a legal advisor. Ahmad is originally from Syria and won a scholarship to study in the USA over 5 years ago and came to England on an exchange programme, but his life changed at this point as the rules around refugees entering the US had changed and Ahmad could no longer return to the USA. He then wanted to help others with these types of issues and began studying Law at Sussex University. He won his right to stay in the UK and relocated to Hull where he started volunteering for the British Red Cross, giving advice and help for refugees. He gave basic legal advice under the supervision of a group coordinator, Interpreted and translated Arabic to English and English to Arabic when needed, He provided basic counselling for frustrated refugees and also with support from MC4C looked at skills needed to become his own boss. Ahmad is a young man with huge dreams; after some time with MC4C, he has recently been offered a paralegal position in a solicitor’s firm in Manchester and is now relocating there. He wanted to thank the MC4C team: “Thank you for all your help and support I felt lost when I first started the programme, but with your encouragement and belief in me, I found myself again.” MC4C are very proud to have supported Ahmad, even for a short amount of time and believe Ahmad will do great things in his future and are in awe of his achievements this far for such a young man.
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News & Events Constantine Nyanzero from Zimbabwe becomes a VicePresident of the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank.
Constantine Nyanzero, has worked in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation space across the African continent for the past decade. He is passionate about the intersection between new ideas, economic value and policy making. Constantine works closely with Selebogo Molfe another one of our Vice Presidents with the THUD movement as well supporting entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe. Tony Robinson Patron of the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank said: "Constantine is an inspirational supporter of businesses in Harare in Zimbabwe and we are delighted that he has become one of our Vice- Presidents. He has a wealth of experience in supporting microbusinesses in Zimbabwe and will be a fantastic asset to the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank." Constantine Nyanzero said: "I was delighted to be approached to be a Vice President of the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and am looking forward to learning more about its work in Hull and the East Riding as well as across the world. I have watched from afar the developments in Hull over the years and was delighted a few years ago to meet some young entrepreneurs from the city when they visited South Africa and heard about the support they had received from the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and Hull City Council. I look forward to working with Charles and the team to support young people in Hull in the coming years."
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Tech Ambassador to become a Vice President of John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank.
Naomi Timperley is the co-founder of Tech North Advocates and GSI and for three years running was in the top 50 Computer Weekly Most Influential Women in UK IT 2018, 2019, 2020 and the 3rd most influential woman in 2021. Naomi is an experienced growth and innovation consultant with established business relationships across the UK. She has extensive experience working with startups and growth businesses particularly in the tech, digital and creative sectors. Naomi has been a mentor for 8 years and mentored several hundred businesses. She an Honorary Industry Fellow at the University of Salford Business School and Chair of the Industry Advisory Board. Naomi also sits on the board of charity Digital Inc and social Enterprise PIE. She was previously chair of Future Everything. Naomi said: "I’m excited to be joining the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank as one of the Vice Presidents. Youth Entrepreneurship has been a passion of mine for the last 10 years and I look forward to supporting the work that JCYEB does to support young people with ideas.” Ron Dickinson Chair of the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank said: "We are absolutely delighted that we have attracted four new Vice-Presidents to support Hull's Youth Enterprise Eco-System this time from Cornwall, Egypt, Zimbabwe and the brilliant Naomi from Manchester who is well known in the UK as a Tech Champion. Her experience in the Tech field will be of immense value when mentoring young entrepreneurs who wish to go into the Tech Sector and her role as Honorary Industry Fellow at the University of Salford Business School will help with our work with the University of Hull."
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EXPO-SURE… In early June, the latest Trade Expo organised by Hull Chamber of Commerce, was held, not virtually this year, but in person at the Mercure in Willerby. Masses of stalls, pull-ups and banners and for MC4C, an opportunity to meet those from the business world and to display the talents of two of our Youth Enterprise Ambassadors. With MC4C’s help, James Danville’s business, Room 73, has established him as a musician, composer and music producer. He talked to businesses about his work and explored opportunities to deliver workshops in rapping and DJ work. James said “I found the event exciting as I had never been to anything like this before; it was great to network and speak to other business owners” Sammy Gibson owner of Beautilocks and Creations Galore attended the Trade Expo straight from her salon. She brought some of her products to display, products such as carpet freshener soaps and room spray which brought a beautiful scent to the room. Many people who passed by the stand stopped to enquire about the products. Sammy was able to share her business card and directed people on how they could order the products. She said "I thought the Expo was really useful because I was able to look around at other businesses and see what they had to offer. I was able to talk to other businesses about how MC4C helped me with my businesses and what could be in store in the future”. And we interested a number of exhibitors in our Mentors programme, too. All part of helping our enterprising young people.