Creativity flowed at the Cottenham VC Enterprise Day
Inspire 2 Ignite CIC
Engaging, inspiring and activating the next generation of future talent through life-changing experiences.
Cottenham Village College was the Form the Future CIC Enterprise Day venue last Friday. Inspire 2 Ignite CIC team were out in force to help the young people explore their entrepreneurship.
Ops Whizz, Sarah Brand (pictured third from left), Ignition Coach Sam Squire (pictured second from right) and Founder Alex Hughes worked with the Curious Entrepreneurs from year 7 to take their ideas from spark to pitch in one day.
Alex said,
It made me so proud to see how these 11 and 12 year olds were energised by the challenges and really throwed themselves into creating their own business ideas. The teams did so well to communicate their visions and thought deeply about what their customers would want and be excited by.
You can see from some of the project plans (below) how creative and detailed the ideas were, and how well the young people thought through their pitches.
Sam Squire, Ignition Coach said,
The young people did a great job of exploring their ideas and channelling their entrepreneurship. I asked them some tough Curious Questions and they rose to the challenge. I love days like this, where we’re simply providing the support and belief in the young people to carve their own futures. Watching a young person realise they have the potential to make anything happen for themselves is extremely rewarding.
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CEO of Inspire 2 Ignite CIC | Connecting Future Talent to Forward-Thinking Businesses through Life-Changing Experiences ??
1 年I was incredibly impressed by the curiosity, creativity and courage shown by the young people of Cottenham Village College ?? One of my favourites so far! Can’t wait to return in 2023 as part of our mission to INSPIRE 10,000 young people ????
Operations Specialist | Business Efficiency Expert | Organisational Strategies Enthusiast | Continuous Improvement Advocate
1 年It’s amazing what the students can come up with if you remove the adult barriers of ‘can’t work, won’t work, stupid idea’. Some of the concepts that floated around the classroom could definitely be real businesses. I love these enterprise days as it’s so inspiring to see the thought process in motion, and year 7 are definitely the most #curious. It always makes me want to be more creative myself.