Regional Awards04
Southland Young Enterprise
Regional Awards 2004..
Verdon College have made a
dramatic comeback to the Chamber of Commerce Young Enterprise
Scheme (YES) for the 2004 year by scooping four of the six awards
presented at the YES Regional Awards on Thursday 21 October. Verdon
have not had a team entered in the programme since 1999. ‘Southland
Saviours’ was the team registered for the YES 2004 year. The awards
won by the seven student directors were the McIntyre Dick &
Partners – Innovation Award, the ANZ Bank Financial Management
Award, the Wrightsons – Best All Round Company and Victoria Batt
(Verdon) took out the Chamber of Commerce Enterpriser of the Year
award. Other awards presented on the night were the Wrightsons –
Top Rural School which went to Gore High School and also Paul
Stevens from Menzies College was presented with the Colin Smith
Memorial Trophy for his contribution to the YES programme.
The guest speaker for the evening was Dayle Belcher, President of
the Foveaux Toastmasters Club. Dayle gave tips on ‘making an
effective presentation’ to the general audience and gave specific
advice for the benefit of the Verdon and the James Hargest team
(Pep Talk), who are both going through to the National Awards in
Wellington on Wednesday, 27 October.
COC congratulate all the teams who participated in the Young
Enterprise Scheme this year. The comments made from student
directors reinforce the benefits of the programme in relation to
young people entering the business arena. Dealing with outside
influences to their ‘business’ and out of their control, was an
area they hadn’t realised the impacts of. Coming up against issues
such as human management, suppliers, stock control and irate
customers, all became factors that required the directors to work
through solutions and possible outcomes. They also indicated they
intended to put the skills learnt into practice some time in their
foreseeable future.
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