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4.9.2017

Events happening this week (6th-13th of September)

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5.10.2021

30.8.2017

Events happening this week (30 August - 6 September)

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5.10.2021

28.8.2017

Rescue Rose lifting off as Taradale students pitch in

Wine is flying off the shelves thanks to high school students.

5.10.2021

28.8.2017

Promoting Te Reo

Five young entrepreneurs at Otumoetai College are turning their interest in te reo Maori into a business.

5.10.2021

25.8.2017

Entrepreneurship workshops encourage Rangatahi into business

Rangatahi from around the country are pitching their big business ideas to a panel of judges in an effort to boost Māori enterprise.

5.10.2021

24.8.2017

Tea and frames shine at YES Northland fair

The fair, at Kerikeri's Packhouse Market on Saturday, drew 26 high school teams from Awanui to Maungaturoto. All are taking part in a year-long programme in which students create a real product or service, set up a real company, and make a real profit or loss.

5.10.2021

23.8.2017

Events happening this week (23 August - 30 August)

Find out what's happening in the eco-system this week

5.10.2021

21.8.2017

Whangarei team's te reo Maori app wins Maori Business Challenge

Whangarei students who won a Maori business challenge with their idea to create te reo Maori app say the event has sparked their interest in business.

5.10.2021

17.8.2017

Students fuse Te Reo Maori with fashion

Portraying more than just words on a shirt is important to a group of Tokoroa High School business studies students.

5.10.2021

16.8.2017

Local Focus: Inmates and schoolboys are 'Bruthas'

"I wanted to bring our school values in, and I wanted it to be original."

5.10.2021

11.8.2017

Students create a secondary schools film festival for NZ

Young Enterprise scheme company Torrac is calling for entries for The NZ Secondary Schools Student Film Festival.

5.10.2021

11.8.2017

Pupils have business scheme in the bag

A group of South Otago High School pupils have come up with a business plan to cut back on plastic waste and encourage ecofriendly attitudes by using reusable produce bags.

5.10.2021

8.8.2017

Young entrepreneurs colouring in Bay in business project

A group of young entrepreneurs are promoting some of the Bay's top spots in a unique way during the next few months.

5.10.2021

7.8.2017

College students and inmates launch BRUTHAS

A group of young inmates and students from Catholic secondary school St John's College in Hastings have formed a company called BRUTHAS as part of the Young Enterprise Scheme.

5.10.2021

3.8.2017

Nifty solution for the environment in the bag

Nifty & Co was created by five St Mary's Diocesan School students, who developed their idea as part of the Young Enterprise Scheme, in which students from around the country work in groups to create a business.

5.10.2021

2.8.2017

Events Happening this week (2nd to the 9th of August)

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5.10.2021

31.7.2017

Auckland Food Show: Big Food Trends 2017/2018

Our YES team OLelei has been rated one of Auckland's food shows top trends.

5.10.2021

27.7.2017

Events happening this week (27 July - 2 August)

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5.10.2021

24.7.2017

Far North student business a winner

Parakore produces a cleansing tea based on Northland ingredients and rongoa Maori (traditional healing), and is run by Kerikeri High students Shannen Frear, Kristin Mellar and Billie Klinac.

5.10.2021

19.7.2017

Events happening this week (19 July - 26 July)

Find out what's happening in the eco-system this week

5.10.2021

18.7.2017

Twelve Questions with teen entrepreneur Toby Carr

One of our YES alumni talking about his business experience so far in an interview with the New Zealand Herald

5.10.2021

17.7.2017

A Journey to the Center of the Business World

Starting a business can be a daunting task for anyone, but a group of Year 13 Palmerston North students have taken on the challenges and met every hurdle in their stride to produce a product that not only solves a problem but is turning heads.

5.10.2021

14.7.2017

Manurewa boys build marae-style doll house

So the Year 13 pupils came up with an idea of a marae-style doll house. Their company is called Nesian Customs.

5.10.2021

11.7.2017

Sharing learning from both sides of the wire

Head of Commerce at St John’s College, David Ivory, generated the spark when he encouraged his business students to think big with their Young Enterprise project.

5.10.2021

10.7.2017

Goodbye cotton socks, hello eco-friendly recycled plastic bottle socks

Christchurch students are putting their best foot forward with a school project which they believe can save the planet.

5.10.2021

4.7.2017

Smart strip takes out Massey Innovator's Challenge

Eight secondary school pupils have successfully tackled one of the biggest challenges facing the world - how to cut down on food wastage - to win the inaugural Massey Innovator’s Award and a $2000 University scholarship.

5.10.2021

3.7.2017

A Better way for Butter

GISBORNE is the launching pad for a revolutionary butterstick product thought up by a group of Campion College students and pitched at the Dragons’ Den competition, part of the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES).

5.10.2021

30.6.2017

Young entrepreneurs from Auckland's North Shore bring the party to you

Organising a child's birthday can be a pain, with multiple trips to an array of shops to get everything required.

5.10.2021

29.6.2017

Hauraki Plains College enterprising students produce shots of energy and hoodies for the boys

Out of 23 teams presenting their port folios, in the Dragon's Den of the 2017 YES event, Hauraki Plains College took two of the top five spots.

5.10.2021

27.6.2017

Teens tackling big business in Young Enterprise Scheme

More than 200 students in 50-plus teams from 12 Hawke’s Bay secondary schools are about to tackle the hard end of their year in the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES).

5.10.2021

26.6.2017

A bright idea to help dyslexic students

A group of Tauranga Girls' College students have come up with an idea that could help dyslexic students – and save them hundreds of dollars.

5.10.2021

23.6.2017

Timaru entrepreneurs push celebrity cookbook to battle depression

Their business concept is centered on helping people through depression using hard copy cookbooks with QR codes on the pages for people to scan, linking to videos of New Zealand celebrities speaking about their experiences with either depression or cooking.

5.10.2021

22.6.2017

Young entrepreneurs slay dragons at business competition

A "revolutionary interface" that matches students with scholarships has taken out a Dragons' Den business competition for top of the south secondary students.

5.10.2021

19.6.2017

Wellington College students launch online sock subscription service

Kiwis may never need to go sock shopping again, thanks to a group of Wellington students.

5.10.2021

16.6.2017

Beware thieves: Eyes are everywhere

Thieves and vandals beware - Big Brother Surveillance could be watching you.

5.10.2021

15.6.2017

Auckland teens develop natural skin-care product to battle acne

Acne is an issue most young adults struggle with, but, according to Will Cole, many don't do anything about it because it's too hard.

5.10.2021

13.6.2017

Corrections initiatives making youth voices count

As part of Youth Week 2017 (26 May–4 June), Corrections is recognising the work being done with young people in New Zealand prisons and on community sentences or orders.

5.10.2021

7.6.2017

Young entrepreneurs to battle it out in Dragons' Den style clash

Marlborough Boys' College student Jack Dalton will be among those competing with an app he invented to help students apply for university scholarships.

5.10.2021

2.6.2017

8 things we can learn from Silicon Valley

After the trip, I realised that I had learnt so much about entrepreneurship within these few days and that I wanted to help budding Kiwi entrepreneurs too by sharing what I learnt.

5.10.2021

25.5.2017

Protein wins BP Business Challenge

The BP Business Challenge is a unique three-day learning programme to develop skills, connect students to their community and build their understanding of how successful businesses operate. This year it took place at Campion College.

5.10.2021

19.5.2017

Young Nelson entrepreneur takes competition project to next level

Up to the end of last year, James Perham wanted to join the Royal New Zealand Navy.

5.10.2021

15.5.2017

Hawke's Bay | YES Student Experiences

Hear from some inspiring students who participated in The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme 2016.

5.10.2021

8.5.2017

Start Up Spotlight Series | Sharesies

The strong team of financial pros, award winning developers and a super skilled designer came together with a common goal “we want someone with $50 to have the same investment opportunities as someone with $50,000”.

5.10.2021

8.5.2017

Start Up Spotlight Series | Simplicity

Simplicity is a non-profit KiwiSaver plan that only charges members what their account costs to manage - nothing else.

5.10.2021

8.5.2017

Start Up Spotlight Series | Banqer

Banqer is an interactive online learning tool that is used to assist the teaching of financial literacy in schools across New Zealand.

5.10.2021

5.5.2017

Kiwi Financial Startup Wins NZ First

The startup was awarded the Child Youth Finance International ‘Economic Citizenship Education’ Award at the Global Inclusion Awards ceremony.

5.10.2021

28.4.2017

Aliens learn about cultural celebration

Year 13 student Vaneel Ram, chief executive officer of the group Festivilia says the idea behind their children’s book ‘A Year of Festivals’ is based on exploring cultural celebrations and discovering the amazing diversity of New Zealand.

5.10.2021

20.4.2017

Honour for fishing industry pioneer

A Whanganui businesswoman who was at the forefront of the country's fishing industry for about 30 years will be inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame in July.

5.10.2021

27.3.2017

South Canterbury school groups put heads together for business ideas

Roncalli College year 13 student Oliver Noone, who is chief executive for the cook book business, said cooking could be therapeutic for one's mental health, and the regional focus was a "point of difference".

5.10.2021

24.3.2017

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All news articles

Events happening this week (6th-13th of September)

Events happening this week (30 August - 6 September)

Rescue Rose lifting off as Taradale students pitch in

Promoting Te Reo

Entrepreneurship workshops encourage Rangatahi into business

Tea and frames shine at YES Northland fair

Events happening this week (23 August - 30 August)

Whangarei team's te reo Maori app wins Maori Business Challenge

Students fuse Te Reo Maori with fashion

Local Focus: Inmates and schoolboys are 'Bruthas'

Students create a secondary schools film festival for NZ

Pupils have business scheme in the bag

Young entrepreneurs colouring in Bay in business project

College students and inmates launch BRUTHAS

Nifty solution for the environment in the bag

Events Happening this week (2nd to the 9th of August)

Auckland Food Show: Big Food Trends 2017/2018

Events happening this week (27 July - 2 August)

Far North student business a winner

Events happening this week (19 July - 26 July)

Twelve Questions with teen entrepreneur Toby Carr

A Journey to the Center of the Business World

Manurewa boys build marae-style doll house

Sharing learning from both sides of the wire

Goodbye cotton socks, hello eco-friendly recycled plastic bottle socks

Smart strip takes out Massey Innovator's Challenge

A Better way for Butter

Young entrepreneurs from Auckland's North Shore bring the party to you

Hauraki Plains College enterprising students produce shots of energy and hoodies for the boys

Teens tackling big business in Young Enterprise Scheme

A bright idea to help dyslexic students

Timaru entrepreneurs push celebrity cookbook to battle depression

Young entrepreneurs slay dragons at business competition

Wellington College students launch online sock subscription service

Beware thieves: Eyes are everywhere

Auckland teens develop natural skin-care product to battle acne

Corrections initiatives making youth voices count

Young entrepreneurs to battle it out in Dragons' Den style clash

8 things we can learn from Silicon Valley

Protein wins BP Business Challenge

Young Nelson entrepreneur takes competition project to next level

Hawke's Bay | YES Student Experiences

Start Up Spotlight Series | Sharesies

Start Up Spotlight Series | Simplicity

Start Up Spotlight Series | Banqer

Kiwi Financial Startup Wins NZ First

Aliens learn about cultural celebration

Honour for fishing industry pioneer

South Canterbury school groups put heads together for business ideas

Supporter Highlight - NZ Aid Programme

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