Michael and Lisa are Young Entrepreneurs 2010
Grads Gifts and LCD Re-cycling Plans do The Business for Kerry and Limerick Students
SCHOOL gifts for graduates and a new LCD recycling device were two business ideas that earned their creators the title of Young Entrepreneur 2010 at an awards ceremony in Killarney this evening (Thursday 22nd April). The awards were the culmination of the six-month Young Entrepreneur Programme, now in its third year.
Michael Dillane, a transition year student from CBS in Tralee, beat off over 350 secondary school students for the title with his business plan for a school gifts website. Schoolgiftsforgrads.com offers leaving certificate students a wide range of gifts in varying price, quality and style. Michael is already running the business from his own home.
Third level winner Lisa O'Donoghue won the award for her idea to recycle LCDs. Currently no device exists in the market to address the millions of LCD screens scrapped. The University of Limerick research fellow's design allows LCD monitors to be safely disposed of into valuable computer waste.
She was one of more than 120 third-level students from the Institute of Technology, Tralee (IT,Tralee) and the University of Limerick (UL) who took part in the Young Entrepreneur Programme this year, a joint initiative between IT, Tralee, Shannon Development and entrepreneur Jerry Kennelly.
Young Entrepreneur Programme Highlights
Young Entrepreneur Programme Milestones 2009-2010 Academic Year
» Blue Sky Day Friday 2nd October, 2009.
» Business Plan Workshop - Friday 11th December, 2009.
» Business Boot Camp Day - Friday 29th January, 2010.
» Business Plan Submission - Friday 5th March, 2010.
» Examination - Friday 12th March, 2010.
» Shortlisted Pitching - Saturday 20th March, 2010.
» Adjudication and Awards Ceremony - Thursday 22nd April, 2010.
Interactive clips
» View Business Boot Camp - Friday 29th January 2010
» View highlights of Blue Sky Day, Friday 2nd October, 2009.
» View the video of the Young Entrepreneur Programme handbook 'Entrepreneurship Made Simple' as it goes to print
» RTE 6 1 News
» Spin Interviews
» www.eoy.tv
View details about all of the Young Entrepreneur Programme participating Entrepreneurs here
Find out more about the Young Entrepreneur Programme here
