Donegal ETB’s 2017 Enterprise Day for schools and Youthreach centres took place in Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) on Wednesday 18 October.
Two hundred and fifty young people from twenty-one schools and Youthreach centres from across the county participated in the event which involved each team developing a product on which they were judged in a Dragon’s Den-type set up.
Teams were given a business mentor and an LYIT business studies student to guide them throughout the day.
Entrepreneur Stephen Maguire from Donegal Daily spoke to participants in the morning on entrepreneurship success and failure. Another entrepreneur, Katie McGloin, the founder of the award winning KT Clothing company and a student at Donegal ETB school Magh Éne College, Bundoran, spoke to participants on how to pitch a business idea.
The judges found it very difficult to pick an outright winner due to the high standard of work presented to them. Finn Valley College, Stranorlar who are this year’s winners. Second place went to Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada, Arranmore Island, while Loreto Secondary School, Letterkenny came third.
Further information and photos of the day can be found on Donegal ETB’s website (www.donegaletb.ie), Facebook page and Twitter account (@DonegalETB #ETBEnterprise17)
Check out all the photos from the exciting day’s events here:
