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Burry Port-based social entrepreneur Kevin Green had a wonderful weekend on the Big Ideas Wales Bootcamp at Bluestone resort in Pembrokeshire. He said: "It was a 'full on' weekend helping inspire the next generation of Welsh entrepreneurs. Here is a Welsh Government press release which gives you an idea of what it was all about . . . " Big Ideas inspire Wales's next top young entrepreneurs An intense weekend of inspiration, ideas and business planning has kicked off the Welsh Government's Big Ideas Wales Challenge, with 45 young people, drawn from all four corners of Wales, given the chance to become Wales's next top entrepreneurs. Hand picked from a series of auditions throughout Wales, the young people aged between 16 and 24 years of age got together for the first time last weekend in a bootcamp at Bluestone National Park Resort in Pembrokeshire to thrash out their big business ideas with entrepreneurs and business experts. "The bootcamp...

Deadline approaching fact on Big Ideas Wales Challenge launched to identify and support Wales’ young entrepreneurs of the future . . . One of the largest campaigns undertaken to identify and develop Wales’ young entrepreneurs of the future has been launched by the Welsh Government, backed by “Secret Millionaire”, Kevin Green and SuperStars entrepreneur, James Taylor. Hundreds of young people throughout Wales are being invited to apply for 50 places on the Big Ideas Wales Challenge, launched by Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology, Ken Skates AM. The Challenge will scour Wales, interviewing hundreds of young people aged between 16 and 24 years of age, seeking their “big ideas” and helping to develop and cultivate 50 of these into commercial opportunities. Entrepreneur James Taylor will act as an ambassador for the Challenge. He began his business, Superstars, with a bursary under the Welsh Government Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy (YES) in 2005 and has grown the business that ...

One of the largest campaigns undertaken to identify and develop Wales’ young entrepreneurs of the future has been launched by the Welsh Government today (Wednesday, 23rd October 2013), backed by “Secret Millionaire”, Kevin Green and SuperStars entrepreneur, James Taylor. Hundreds of young people throughout Wales are being invited to apply for 50 places on the Big Ideas Wales Challenge, launched by Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology, Ken Skates AM. The Challenge will scour Wales, interviewing hundreds of young people aged between 16 and 24 years of age, seeking their “big ideas” and helping to develop and cultivate 50 of these into commercial opportunities. Entrepreneur James Taylor will act as an ambassador for the Challenge. He began his business, Superstars, with a bursary under the Welsh Government Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy (YES) in 2005 and has grown the business that now employs more than 180 people. “As part of Welsh Government’s Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy (YE...

South Wales entrepreneur and ‘Secret Millionaire’ Kevin Green is revelling in his new role helping to inspire the next generation of business leaders. Green has been chosen as a role model for the prestigious Welsh Government ‘Dynamo Project’. “It is exciting stuff and great fun to work with schoolchildren and students on developing their business skills and ideas,” Green said. “I was delighted to be able to accept the position of being one of the Dynamo Project’s role models. “Already, I have been talking to students at Coleg Sir Gar’s Ammanford campus. “Next month, July 6, sees me helping out at a Dragon’s Den event being staged at Parc y Scarlets for all Carmarthenshire schools.” Green added: “As a businessman, I obviously care very deeply about helping the next generation of young business entrepreneurs. Being a role model for Dynamo is a very practical way for me to put something back into the community and help youngsters learn the business skills they will need in the future.”...