Young Entrepreneurs Head to Chesterfield Market

Pupils from schools across North Derbyshire will be at Chesterfield Market on Thursday 5th February to wow shoppers with their products and services.

Chesterfield Borough Council is generously offering their facilities to host the annual trade fair, coordinated by the North Derbyshire branch of the enterprise education charity, Young Enterprise, which aims to equip young people to learn and succeed through enterprise.

Eleven teams of students, aged between 14 and 19, will showcase a variety of goods, most of which they have made themselves.

“The scheme is designed to give students an insight into business and to inspire them to ‘learn by doing’. All participants are expected to operate in a professional manner as they would in the workplace,” said Jamie Toyne, Chair of the Young Enterprise’s North Derbyshire Area Board.

“The teams have been encouraged to be innovative and creative in the products they have developed and the ways in which they market their products to Chesterfield’s shoppers. We are all very excited to see what they have done so far and how they put their new skills into practice.”

In addition, two awards will be up for grabs on the day; judges will be visiting each of the stalls to judge the best trade stand and the best product or service. The panel of judges consists of local business people, Laura Jo of Adorn Jewellers, Vittorio Risorto from Calabria Cucina and the Mayor of Chesterfield, Cllr Alexis Diouf.

Speaking about the upcoming event, the judges said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for these students to get some valuable hands-on experience in business and the retail sector. We’re really excited about meeting the teams and finding more out more about them.”

Students will be trading at the small market place next to Dents Chemist from 9am – 5.00pm.