Students create, design and market their own business at LEO Awards
LOCAL Enterprise Office South Dublin have announced that teenage entrepreneurs from the South Dublin area will represent South Dublin at this year’s Student Enterprise Programme National Finals on Friday, May 5.
The Finals make a return to Croke Park for the first time since 2019.
The students all took part in the County Final on March 23 which was held at the Technological University Dublin, Tallaght.
An estimated 620 students from 20 schools took part in the annual programme locally.
The enterprise education initiative, funded by the Government of Ireland through Enterprise Ireland and delivered by the 31 Local Enterprise Offices in local authorities throughout the country, saw over 25,000 students from just under 500 secondary schools across the country take part in 2021 / 2022.
The programme supports students to create, design and market their own business, all with the hope of reaching the National Finals.
Deansrath Community College students with Mayor Murphy
In the Junior Category, the students representing South Dublin at the National Finals are, The Simple Things Made So Simple, from St. Mark’s Community School.
In the Intermediate Category, Daniel’s Cookies, from Greenhills Community School will be representing the county at the Finals.
In the Senior Category of the competition, South Dublin will be represented by students from, Timeout Interactive Experiences, Rockbrook Park School.
Students from Loreto High School who showcased Scrubs n Stuff
Speaking at the county final, Tom Rooney of Local Enterprise Office South Dublin congratulated the students, saying: “We have a very successful student enterprise programme here in South Dublin County with over 620 students from 20 local schools taking part this year.
“Our national finalists are excellent ambassadors for the programme and we wish them the very best of luck on Friday, May 5, and we will all hope to be there to support them.
“In what has been a particularly challenging couple of years for students the programme has offered them an outlet outside of the usual school demands.
Scoil Mochua FRP, Clondalkin with Mayor Emma Murphy and Tom Ronney
“What our students are learning from the programme is that with the right supports and encouragement, they can take an idea from the classroom and develop it into a real-life business.
“The skills they learn along the way, such as business planning, market research, selling and team-work, will help them become more entrepreneurial throughout their future careers.”
The local students will be competing against hundreds of other student entrepreneurs from all over Ireland at the Student Enterprise Programme National Finals, taking place at Croke Park in Dublin on May 5.
Since the Student Enterprise Programme began in 2003, over 350,000 students have taken part, learning key skills on how to create a business idea, start a business and grow a business.
The Student Enterprise Programme also has a new range of online resources for 2022 / 2023 at www.StudentEnterprise.ie, which will feature regular blogs and houses a full range of Student Enterprise resources for students and teachers.
Further information around the Student Enterprise Programme is available HERE
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