Win mentoring sessions with Carl Hopkins and £15,000 for your business
Posted on 27th April, 2012 by admin in Enterprise, NewsCould your business do with an amazing boost? Carl Hopkins is one of the four mentors on offer for a competition run by The Guardian, in association with “Business in You” – a partnership between private enterprise and government.
Two readers will win the chance to make their business great with an amazing package of support, including £15,000 of advertising for their company in the Guardian and two one-to-one meetings with each of four business experts.
Rotherham rolls out the red carpet for Royal visit to ‘Most Enterprising Place in Britain’.
Posted on 12th April, 2012 by Stef Hopkins in Enterprise, NewsCarl Hopkins joined a group of Rotherham children last week to show The Duke of York what makes the town ‘The Most Enterprising Place in Britain.’
Minister announces 15,000 Business Mentors milestone as Carl Hopkins named as mentor ambassador
Posted on 16th March, 2012 by Stef Hopkins in Enterprise, General, News
Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk has announced key milestones in mentoring support for entrepreneurs as the first Global Entrepreneurship Congress to be held in Europe gets underway.
In another step forward for the programme, prominent entrepreneurs Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, Mike Southon, Carl Hopkins and Penny Power will take on the voluntary roles as mentoring ambassadors, throwing their support behind plans to create a network of tens of thousands of business mentors and promote the Get Mentoring initiative and mentorsme portal.
National enterprise programme launches campaign to transform young people’s education
Posted on 14th November, 2011 by admin in Enterprise
An award-winning enterprise education programme is launching a national campaign during Global Entrepreneurship Week to create a culture of enterprise in education.
‘Are You Ready?’ was launched in June 2011, with support from founding Patron Carl Hopkins and works with schools and colleges to develop enterprising and entrepreneurial learning for young people aged 4-19 so they develop the skills, attitudes and aspirations necessary to survive and thrive in the 21st century.
Are You Ready? is listed as a finalist in prestigious StartUp Britain Awards
Posted on 30th August, 2011 by admin in EnterpriseAre You Ready? the national enterprise programme, of which Carl Hopkins is a founding patron, has been invited to London as a finalist of the StartUp Britain, Best Enterprise Support Award competition sponsored by Ernst & Young.
Secret Millionaire Carl Hopkins backs launch of enterprise programme to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs
Posted on 28th June, 2011 by admin in EnterpriseSecret Millionaire Carl Hopkins is backing the national launch of an enterprise education programme that teaches children as young as four the skills and concepts behind running a business.
‘Are You Ready?’ aims to prepare young people for the challenges and opportunities of life in the 21st Century by inspiring teachers to integrate enterprise skills and culture into the life and curriculum of schools and colleges.
Carl joins forces with Leeds entrepreneurs to launch new children’s party pack service
Posted on 28th June, 2011 by admin in Enterprise, General
Carl has joined forces with social entrepreneur Deirdre Bounds and marketing agency owner Chris Hudson to launch a new personalised children’s party packs service called ‘Parties Around the World’.
Leeds’ Secret Millionaire opens Healthy Life Store in Pudsey
Posted on 13th January, 2011 by Stef Hopkins in Enterprise
Carl Hopkins has opened a shop dedicated to health and wellbeing in the Leeds town of Pudsey.
The ‘Healthy Life Store’, located not far from the area where Carl grew up, specialises in selling vitamins and herbal supplements as well as healthy snack foods, natural toiletries and aromatherapy products.
Carl jumps on board the Live UnLtd Bus to help aspiring young entrepreneurs
Posted on 17th November, 2010 by Stef Hopkins in Comment & Judging, Enterprise
As part of this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), Carl was invited to take part in a bus tour organised by charity UnLtd , GEW’s official lead partner for social entrepreneurship in the UK.
Carl helps pick Rotherham as most enterprising place in Britain
Posted on 17th November, 2010 by Stef Hopkins in Comment & Judging, EnterpriseEarlier this year Carl was invited, for the second time, to sit on a panel of top judges to find the most enterprising place in Yorkshire and the Humber as part of this year’s Enterprising Britain Competition.
Carl and the team of judges voted for Rotherham which was consequently put through to the finals. Today, Rotherham has been named the most enterprising place in the UK after winning the competition.
