Young Enterprise

What is Young Enterprise

Young Enterprise is an extra curricular project in which a group of Year 13 pupils start up and develop a business from scratch. This is a real-life business, funded by the students themselves, running for the length of the academic year, where the group of students develop an idea for a product or service, and produce this to sell to the public at numerous trade fairs across Northern Ireland.

A key part of the Young Enterprise Company Programme is the competition where you compete against schools in the Omagh area, with the opportunity to progress and compete to win best company in Northern Ireland, then in the UK.

Companies attend regional Trade Fairs across Northern Ireland, where they compete with Young Enterprise Companies from other schools and organisations. The year ends with the submission of a Company Report and an Interview, which assesses communication, teamwork and innovation within the company.

Omagh CBS has a distinguished history of success in the programme both locally and nationally.

When is it on

Young Enterprise is a year-long project, beginning in Sept/Oct and finishing by the end of the school year. The team meet every Thursday at 3:45pm, but can also meet at any time during the week when required to produce stock, meet suppliers or practise presentations. Time may also be devoted at home in order to complete tasks required for the upkeep of the business.

Who is eligible to participate

Young Enterprise is available to Year 13 pupils only. The size of the team is also limited at 25, with the ideal size being around 10.

What are the benefits of taking part

There are countless benefits of participating in the Young Enterprise which can be taken into your working life. All the skills associated with running a business are obtained and developed throughout the year. These include:

• Teamwork
• Communication
• Innovation
• Time management
• Determination
• Financial skills
• Marketing awareness and social media presence
• Sales techniques
• Leadership
• IT
• Confidence

Participating in the programme not only helps greatly those looking to go into the business world as a career, but to all career areas, as the skills obtained are transferable to all job types.

2020

We are Posture Positive!

We are selling two different products, the posture corrector and the lumbar support. The posture corrector has 3 variations of design.

But why should I get these? The answer is easy!

The lumbar support will make your car journeys or office job way more comfortable, while also improving your spinal position and thus reducing back pain. The posture corrector will do the exact same job, only you can wear it anywhere! You can wear it while walking your dog, hitting the gym or simply going out to see a movie.

We are ready to sell now, so for orders and enquiries, please contact us at: posturepositive.ye@gmail.com
Also find us on Facebook and Instagram @posturepositiev.ye

2019

The Young Enterprise group of 2018/19, ‘Essentialz’ created a website in an attempt to help young people suffering from mental health issues realise that they are not alone in their struggles through offering various tips on how to improve their general health and wellbeing.  The 14 man team attended various events including the Rushmere, Foyleside and Main Street trade fair, before winning the Tyrone section and advancing to the Northern Ireland finals, where they were subsequently beat by opponents.

2018

Custom Fresh is selling eco-friendly natural bamboo and charcoal deodoriser bags which can be placed anywhere; from a smelly gym bag to a car. We also sell a one of a kind custom boot tongue that we designed ourselves. We can place a local soccer or Gaelic club logo of your choice on the tongue and your laces will never come undone in a game or be dirty again.

Our company has seen much success, being awarded best visiting company at our last two Young Enterprise Trade Fairs in Derry and Rushmore. We also achieved recognition for the best management and team organisation. At these events all stock of our custom deodorisers sold out.

We hope to grow further and support our local community even more in the future.

For orders and enquiries please contact us at customfreshcbs@gmail.com.