Welcome to the Lothian Area Board Website
Young Enterprise Scotland (YES) is Scotland's leading business skills programme provider for aspiring young people. Our programme gives young people the opportunity to test out their business ideas and develop their own small business as a member of a dynamic team. Welcome to the website for Young Enterprise across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
The aim of this website is to promote Young Enterprise and be an efficient and effective information source for everyone involved in YES across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Our main supporter for the 2008/2009 year is Scottish & Newcastle PLC. We're extremely grateful for the valuable support we receive from our supporters, volunteers, Business Advisers and Link Teachers. To find out more about the companies that support us, and find out how to get involved, please click here.
Fast Facts....
Did you know that participation in the YE Company Programme correlates with better future earnings? Studies have shown that in particular, the 30+ age group of YE alumni earn a third more than their peers. People that went through the Company Programme are twice as likely to start their own business than their peers. Studies also show that YE was the activity that best prepared alumni for work. Click here to find out more...
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Latest Lothian News...26/03/09...Latest Lothian News...
THE 2008/09 AWARDS EVENING...
The 2008/09 Awards Evening took place on Wednesday 25th March 2009. 18 companies made it to the Awards Evening and presented in front of a healthy crowd at Napier University's Craiglockhart Campus.
A big congratulations to Pursuit from Boroughmuir High School who won the 'Best Company in Lothian' award and now go on to represent the region at the Scottish finals in June. Well done!
A full list of winners from the Awards Evening and photos will appear here soon...
We are pleased to announce that this year's Awards Evening was in partnership with Shell LiveWIRE - providing support for young entrepreneurs aged between 16 and 30 across the UK. Shell LiveWIRE, since their inception in 1982, have helped over 600,000 young people in the UK to explore starting their own business.
LOTHIAN YES HITS FACEBOOK...
The Lothian YES team are now on Facebook. Make sure you add them to your network...
INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED...?
Are you interested in getting involved with Young Enterprise in Edinburgh and the Lothians? Were you a participant in the Company Programme and would like to volunteer with us? We're always keen to hear from anyone that would like to get involved in our area - there are numerous opportunities to take part from being a Business Adviser through to becoming a Board Member.
Interested? Email Neil Archibald for more information.
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www.lothianyes.com - last updated 26th March 2009