Ambassadors Enterprise Events
Opportunities
1. LEAP Programme Please contact them directly if you are interested. CONTACT is Miles Mount, Chairman, Leeds Enterprise Advisory Programme, Mobile 07802-30705, Email: leapinformation@yahoo.co.uk
OUTLINE
13 schools and nearly 40 teams are participating across West Yorkshire. Each school has a staff member who co-ordinates all the teams in that school. The commitment is to attend the business meeting every week in term time (usually 1.5 hour meeting straight after school) and as much support as is needed during the week. This might involve talking to suppliers on the pupils' behalf, liaising with the LEAP organisation itself and encouraging, reminding and advising the pupils.
The business mentor is an adviser not the MD of the company. The teams have to take decisions and take responsibility. Team members have roles such as Sales Director, Financial Director etc and have to decide on their product or service, pricing, marketing and manage the finances of the "company" to maximise profit. The business mentors are given a pack of notes and have the chance to learn more about their role at two seminars during the year organised by Miles.
Also, optional to attend are the weekend trade fairs and presentations to the judges scheduled during the year.
2. ADVISERS on the MONEY MANAGEMENT GAME EDUCATION LEEDS
CONTACT is Christine Marsden, 0113 2883560 marsden03@leedslearning.net Head Ambassador for LEGGI.
OUTLINE
Involves 9 people from business, 54 pupils, with each business person looking after 6 pupils. The pupil gets a job role/skill for a business and looks with business person on how to run it. Age 14-16 years.
Time 8.30am-2pm
John Smeaton - 7th March
South Leeds - 30th April
Crawshaw - 14th May
Business background required to support the pupils. There is a support pack.
3.Mentor required MANCHESTER (if anyone knows anyone or can help)
CONTACT Leanne Creighton 01924 789681.
"I’d like a mentor who has been successful in the media sector on a national / international scale who ideally operates out of Manchester or nearby. The aim of mentor support for me would be to help open my mind to opportunities that are difficult to see unless you have the experience to know they are there. I’ve made fast progress already by integrating myself well into the company I work for (MediaVest), but seek the opportunity to push barriers outside MediaVest and become more successful because of it."
Regional Event- date for diary:
Date: 2nd October 2008 - we will let you have more detail when we have it!
Please let us know of any opportunities you may come across so that we can share them with fellow Ambassadors.
E-NEWSLETTER - This will be sent out quarterly and we will include any opportunites we have for you. However we will also post opportunities as they arise on this section of the website.
We will also contact you should there be an exciting opportunity which we receive at short notice.
SHARING DETAILS: We are looking at sending you details of other Ambassadors. Please confirm with Cheryl if you have not already done so if you are happy for this to happen otherwise we will hold your details back.
CASE STUDIES: Please email either Cheryl or myself with any stories you may have. Please remember they can be very small – signposting someone, offering a small piece of advice etc etc-a one liner will do!!
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If you would like to join the Ambassadors Programme, please contact Cheryl Sweeting here for an application form.