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Young Carmarthenshire tycoons are among the best in Wales in the world of business. Students from the county have made it to the finals of the prestigious Young Enterprise contest. Pupils from Ysgol Tregib and Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn have beat off competition from across West Wales to secure a place in the Welsh finals. The students have set up their own companies and spent 13 weeks actively trading. They were given advice from business development officers at the County Council before going head-to-head to be named the best in the area. Company reports, trade stands, team programmes and presentations were all taken into account. The schools won the Carmarthenshire and West Wales regional finals, and will now go on to represent Wales in Cardiff next month. The work is part of a series of schemes by the county council to support young people. Council Business Development Officer Angharad Harding said: “The standard of entries was extremely high and we were very impressed by the quality of wor...

Young Carmarthenshire tycoons have been battling it out in the world of business. Students from across the county have been competing in the Carmarthenshire Young Enterprise contest. Pupils from six comprehensive schools set up their own companies and spent 13 weeks actively trading. They were given advice from business development officers at the County Council before going head-to-head to be named the best in the area. Company reports, trade stands, team programmes and presentations were all taken into account. The competition, which was held at Carmarthen’s Halliwell Centre, was part of a series of schemes by the county council to support young people. A team of students from Tregib Comprehensive won the event and will go forward to represent the county at the regional final in Q.E High School later this month. Council Business Development Officer Angharad Harding said: “The standard of entries for the Carmarthenshire Young Enterprise was extremely high and we were very impressed by...