The occasional blog posts over the years by Richard Osborne
My 11 year old daughter has decided she wants to start her own business so that she can earn her own money to buy her own things. She took it upon herself to use the home computer to design her own logo, design her own brochure/flyer and even set her own price list (with some […]
I’ve just been to a local bank to have my ID verified for a new business I’m involved in, and that business isn’t banking with my usual bank so quite naturally they don’t know me. Something happened at this bank that I see so much from young people in particular, but also more mature people […]
As we head into 2012, a year when so money business experts and analysts are predicting tougher times ahead, I can’t help but worry about much of the younger generation who have grown up in a world of expectation. Where they have been told “of course you can have it”, and it is this expectation […]
Do you like playing Golf? Would you like to play golf and help support the Entrepreneurs of tomorrow through Young Enterprise? We are hosting a charity golf day in support of Young Enterprise at Overstone Park on the 16th June 2010 and everyone is welcome! To find out more please download the attached flyer for […]
So there was I was, due to leave for the Northampton and Daventry Area Final for the Young Enterprise awards and I was probably as nervous as hell, because I felt I had a lot resting on them being a success. One of the challenges we faced was that there has a been a big […]
As some may know, I chair the Area Board for Young Enterprise covering the Northampton and Daventry area. One thing never ceases to amaze me is the shortage of people willing to volunteer their time to share their knowledge and expertise with the Entrepreneurs of tomorrow. So why should anyone in business work with Young […]
YOUNG ENTERPRISE COMPANY PROGRAMME In the Northampton/Daventry Area of Northamptonshire we have 9 schools running 11 companies for one academic year. The students or achievers as we like to call them, who run the companies, are aged between 15 to 18 years old. Each company is selling a varied range of products and this year […]
Last week I was asked by a nice chap called Robin Neighbour from Young Enterprise to be a judge for the Daventry and Northampton Young Enterprise Awards. Of course I was more than happy to do so, and am happy to say I will be happy to do so again. I found this event extremely […]
Those who know me personally, or have read this blog for a while, will know that I firmly believe that our economy is a small business economy and to keep our economy afloat we should all be encouraging the next generation of Entrepreneurs from a young age. So imagine my surprise after a young lad, Ben, […]
