All members of the DYW West team are involved with the Young Enterprise Company Programme which provides senior phase secondary school pupils with the opportunity to set up their own business with the support of a business advisor from the community.

Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire (which includes East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde) Area Teams recently held their Trade Fairs in which participating companies set up a stall and sell their product to compete for the Best Trade Fair Award. Within the Renfrewshire Area Team, this award was presented to YOUnique Frames from Inverclyde Academy (pictured above). Dunbartonshire Area award winner will be revealed at Final Evening Review on the 15th of March 2017.

Participating in the company programme provides great opportunities for development, even after you have finished competing. Natalie Roberts from Inverclyde Academy, who won the IoD Managing Director Award earlier this year at the Young Enterprise National Finals, was invited to present at the IoD Scotland Conference in November (pictured below).

Congratulations to all of the young people on the fantastic business ideas and thank you to the business advisors for supporting these amazing young entrepreneurs!