Six teen entrepreneurs win trip to San Francisco

Six teen entrepreneurs win trip to San Francisco after winning Young Enterprise Trust annual event

Young Enterprise Trust
For immediate release - 4 July 2016

Six teenagers are heading to San Francisco after competing in the Young Enterprise Trust annual event, Enterprise in Action. The event, which was held over the weekend, is designed to nurture entrepreneurship among youth and provide students with access to global trade knowledge.

Enterprise in Action was only open to students taking part in The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme. Eighty students from around New Zealand took part in the weekend-long business challenge and were required to complete a number of challenges including developing market entry strategy plans. The students had to use their business knowledge to develop creative solutions for two team challenges, which included developing strategic business plans and presenting to a panel of judges. Six students won the individual competition to form ‘Team New Zealand’.

The six students who will make up “Team New Zealand” are:
· Andrew Tang – Scots College, Wellington

· Leah McGrath – Palmerston North Girls’ High School, Manawatu

· Nina Griffiths – Kaitaia College, Northland

· Tim Marshall – St Thomas of Canterbury College, Canterbury

· Thomas Goodin – Westlake Boys’ High School, Auckland

· Zachary Monk – Western Springs College, Auckland

The trip to San Francisco for the six winners is sponsored by FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company, and Air New Zealand. They will spend five days in San Francisco and hope to visit some of Silicon Valley’s leading businesses including Google, Facebook, Tesla and AirBnB. They will also visit the FedEx hub in Oakland to gain a better understanding of the logistics, transportation and e-commerce industry.

“These six students stood out throughout the weekend,” says Young Enterprise CEO Terry Shubkin. “They were nominated for the trip by their peers and really impressed our judging panel.”

“These students really impressed us with their ability to think strategically under such daunting pressures,” said Dianella Ngakuru, NZ Country Manager for FedEx Express. Ngakuru was part of the judging panel for the final challenge.
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