Linking business and young people

A three-way partnership which will help young people develop a business idea to fund a six month stint abroad was launched at the University recently. The FUNdraising awareness day involving Link Overseas Exchange, NCR, and the centre for enterprise management invited local school pupils to work in teams to create a business plan.

Sixteen pupils from high schools all over Scotland formed four teams with two coming out on top to take first prize and two runner-ups teams. A pot of £500 was donated by NCR and was split between all the pupils to help them start saving for the link overseas exchange.

Professor Malcom Horner, director of the centre for enterprise management said: "The day will give young people a unique opportunity to weave a range of dreams and ambitions together - developing business skills, travelling overseas and doing something useful for other people. It aims to provide an extremely fulfilling triple mix. This is a very real partnership between the voluntary sector, education, and work, to encourage entrepreneurship among young people."

Link is a Scottish Charity which enables young men and women, graduates and school leavers, to expand horizons through six months experience as volunteers who go and work overseas. Link volunteers need to fund their six months abroad. NCR is interested in communities and the developing of young people towards the world of work. Dundee University's centre for enterprise management educates and develops opportunities for coming generations.

Caption - some of the young people formulating their ideas at the FUNdraising day.

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