Ordinarily, Regional Winners from around the country would be invited to Wellington to pitch head to head; however, this year, the event was moved online.

Hosted by David Downs, CEO of The New Zealand Story, and Liz Pittman, Head of YES, the online event was a riot of colour, festivities, and excitement.

Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce hosted a watch party to live-stream the event. YES teams, teachers, and supporters came together for a fantastic night of celebration.

Young Enterprise Scheme seeks to inspire young people by giving them a taste of entrepreneurship. Teams are encouraged to set up a real-life business, develop a product or service and operate with real profit and loss.

More than 4,700 students participated in the scheme this year, forming 1,171 companies. Only one company from each region reached the National Finals (22 teams in total).

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