11 weeks. 100 young people. 1 new retail business.

The Social Enterprise High Street Challenge is an innovative project being developed by Hounslow Connexions, Hounslow Education Business Charity, Hounslow Education Business Partnership  and London Borough of Hounslow. It has three key aspects:

1) THE ‘MAKING MONEY IN THE RETAIL BUSINESS’ TRAINING PROGRAMME
‘Making money in the retail business’ is an eleven week programme for young people that develops . . . → Read More: 11 weeks. 100 young people. 1 new retail business.

Hounslow Manor student team wins The Social Enterprise High Street Challenge

A team of students from Hounslow Manor School won today’s Dragons Lair final of The Social enterprise High Street Challenge.  Here is a summary of their business concept:

‘View It’ (launch name tbc) will offer our customers a new entertainment space with the latest DVD, games and music releases, as well as past popular entertainment.  The store . . . → Read More: Hounslow Manor student team wins The Social Enterprise High Street Challenge

Education Business Partnership competition final to select social enterprise for Brentford High Street

Over the past two months students from schools across London Borough of Hounslow, with the support of their teachers and industry advisors, have been working hard to develop a range of potential business plans for a new retail business to start-up in a vacant retail unit on Brentford High Street.  On Friday 26 November the winning . . . → Read More: Education Business Partnership competition final to select social enterprise for Brentford High Street

Hounslow secures funding for national pilot

In an interview for the Local Government Improvement and Development website, Kate Lawton (Corporate Community Investment & Cohesion Unit, London Borough of Hounslow) said of the Social Enterprise High Street Challenge:

“In partnership with the five Economic Prosperity Beacons, Hounslow has recently been successful in its application to the Communities and Local Government Local Innovation Awards Scheme . . . → Read More: Hounslow secures funding for national pilot