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 IMPACT
 REPORT
 2019
IMPACT REPORT - Young Enterprise
Bigger and Better                                                                             AWESOME
                                                                                         FACILITATED EVENTS
                                                                                                                                                   MORE EXTREME
                                                                                                                                                    EXPERIENCES

The Big Wins for 2019
                                                                                                     3550                                 64        STUDENTS
                                                                                                                                                    WENT ON
                                                                                                                                                                  1 of        7
                                                                                            students from 140 schools
                                    INCREASED PARTICIPATION                                 attended a YES FEEDER
                                                                                                                                            overseas business experiences to
                                                                                                 EXPERIENCE                                Southeast Asia and Latin America

       STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN YES                                                                                                                    ENTREPRENEURS IN
                                                                                                                                                       ACTION WEEKEND:
                                                                                               NEW LOCATIONS
                                                                                                                                                       80 students, 3 days,
                                                                                       GrowingNZ Innovation Challenge Days:
                                                                                                                                                       2 business challenges
                                                                                      Palmerston North, Hawkes’ Bay & Timaru

                                                                 426
                                                                                           Rangatahi Business Challenge:
                                                                                          Palmerston North & Hawke’s Bay
                                                                                                                                                       GLOBALISTAS IN
     2581

                 2706

                             3306

                                        3368

                                               3734

                                                       4032    STUDENTS FROM                                                                           ACTION WEEKEND:
                                                                 27 SCHOOLS                      A NEW EVENT                                           34 students, 2 days,
                                                                participated in a                Ministry for Primary Industries                       market entry strategies
   2014         2015       2016        2017    2018    2019
                                                               Rangatahi Business                Mission: Sustainable                                  for 4x Kiwi companies
                                                                  Challenge.

              We worked                                            This was a       MORE COOL STUFF:

                                                                 64%
               with over

               85
             of secondary
                         %
                                                 358              INCREASE
                                                                   from 2018
            schools across                     TEACHERS
                  NZ                            downloaded a
                                                YES teaching      (See page 13)     Future Leaders           ULearn Conference     Alumni Events            Global Kaitiakitanga
                                                  resource                          Workshops                                                               Project

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YES
ALUMNI
OUTCOMES
Showcasing
the long-term
impact of YES.
IMPACT REPORT - Young Enterprise
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                                                                                              Pathways
Check this out.
                                                                     WOULD RECOMMEND
                                                                                              YES has a knack for developing young people with 21st
                                                                      YES TO CURRENT
                                                                                              century skills who are both life-ready and work-ready.
                                                                        STUDENTS

We surveyed hundreds of our alumni to learn                                                   ALUMNI CURRENTLY IDENTIFY AS:
more about where they are now, how they’re                                     At least
                                                                                                                                                                NITHA VASHTI

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engaging with the business ecosystem, and                                                                                                                       Business Student
what role Young Enterprise had to play in that.                                                                                                                 Massey University
                                                                                                                                                                YES Class of 2017 & 2018

Long story short,                                                    COMPANIES CREATED
                                                                                              Entrepreneur   Tertiary Student     Employed    Other
                                                                                                                                                                “YES created so many

we’re making a difference.                                             BY YES ALUMNI            21   %
                                                                                                                   36 %
                                                                                                                                  39   %
                                                                                                                                              5%                opportunities – helping me
                                                                                                                                                                to attend university, build a
                                                                                                                                                                professional career from the age
                                                                                                                                                                of 16, and helping us continue

                                                                                                                                      }
                                                                                                                                                                our business after the Young
                                                                                                                                             41% for
                                                                                                         69%
    YEAR PARTICIPATED IN YES:
                                                                                                                                             up to a year       Enterprise Scheme.”

    1981– 1989          6%             2000 – 2009   14%                                                                                     31%
                                                                                                                          14%
                                                                            APPROX
                                                                                                   SAY THAT YES                              between

                                                                    2700 - 4600                     POSITIVELY                               1-2 years

                                                                                                                                                                                67%
                      11
                                                                                                INFLUENCED THEIR
    1990 – 1999              %         2010 – 2018   69%                 jobs created by        DECISION-MAKING
                                                                                                  PROCESS POST-
                                                                                                                         KEPT THEIR
                                                                                                                        YES COMPANY
                                                                                                                                             26% for
                                                                                                                                             between
                                                                                                                                                                       ARE STUDYING
                                                                        alumni companies       SECONDARY SCHOOL            GOING             2-5 years
                                                                                                                                                                         BUSINESS

                 TOP 3 BUSINESS SKILLS DEVELOPED:          TOP 3 SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPED:

                                                                                                             71%
                                                                                                                                      }
                     DECISION-MAKING                         TEAMWORK
                                                                                                                                             76%            65%         63%           57%
                     MARKETING                               COMMUNICATION                                                                   through        through     through       through
                                                                                                             ARE INTERESTED IN               mentoring      alumni      judging       coaching
                     BUSINESS PLANNING                       PROBLEM SOLVING                                 GIVING BACK TO YES                             events

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Creating                                                                                             Workers
Entrepreneurs                                                                                        YES is also about developing innovative
                                                                                                     and entrepreneurial mindsets to strengthen
For almost 40 years, YES has been contributing to New                                                and enhance New Zealand’s workforce.
Zealand’s economy by producing entrepreneurs who have
created hundreds of companies and thousands of jobs.                 TIM POINTER
                                                                     CEO & Co-Founder                                                                                 RACHEL TAULELEI

                                                                                                                   39
                                                                     of Uprise Digital                                                                                CEO of Kono NZ
                                                                     YES Class of 2004                                      %                                         YES Class of 1990

                                                                      "YES help bring the
                                                                      theoretical learning into a
                                                                      practical environment. This
                                                                                                         OF ALL RESPONDENTS
                                                                                                         IDENTIFIED AS BEING
                                                                                                                                            40      %                 “YES introduced me to how
                                                                                                                                                                      fun business could be. We
                                                                                                                                                                      took a basic ingredient,
                                                                                                                                        OF THESE SAID THAT

            21
                                                                                                            IN EMPLOYMENT
                      %
                                              90
                                                                                                                                                                      factored in what might make
                                                    %                 helped us get a taste of
                                                                      what the real world would
                                                                                                                                         YES INFLUENCED
                                                                                                                                           THEIR CAREER               people’s life easier, and

          OF ALL                             OF THESE SAY
                                                                      be like and was a safe place
                                                                      for crazy ideas.”
                                                                                                       17%      now work in
                                                                                                                the business sector
                                                                                                                                        THROUGH BUSINESS
                                                                                                                                         AND SOFT SKILLS
                                                                                                                                                                      voila – crushed biscuits for
                                                                                                                                                                      baking! A priceless lesson in
      RESPONDENTS                        THAT YES POSITIVELY                                                                                 LEARNED                  understanding and adding
   IDENTIFIED AS BEING                    INFLUENCED THEIR                                                                                                            value. Those are the sorts
                                                                                                       14
  ACTIVE ENTREPRENEURS                                                                                          now work in
                                              PATHWAYS                                                      %                         TOP 3 BUSINESS SKILLS           of gems that stay with you
                                                                                                                Marketing and
                                                                                                                Communications        DEVELOPED:                      through your business life.”
                                                                                                                                         DECISION-MAKING (72%)
                                                                                                                                         MARKETING (65%)
        At least                        of which                                                       11   %   now work in ICT/
                                                                                                                                         BUSINESS PLANNING (62%)
                                                                                                                                                                            As for right
                                                                                                                Telecommunications

      263                              160                                       122 OF THESE
                                                                                                                                      TOP 3 SOFT SKILLS
                                                                                                                                      DEVELOPED:                            now? Here’s
    COMPANIES
    CREATED BY
                                       ARE STILL
                                        ACTIVE
                                                      These companies have
                                                        created approx.             ARE SOCIAL         10%      now work in both
                                                                                                                Education + Social       TEAMWORK (80%)
                                                                                                                                                                            what we’ve
    YES ALUMNI                           (61%)                                     ENTERPRISES                  Sciences and
                                                     2700-4600 JOBS                                                                      COMMUNICATION (75%)
                                                                                      (46%)                     Government + Law
                                                                                                                                         PROBLEM SOLVING (68%)
                                                                                                                                                                            been up to...

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IMPACT REPORT - Young Enterprise
FEEDER
PROGRAMMES
Facilitated experiences
that drive participation.
IMPACT REPORT - Young Enterprise
2625                                                                                                 426
                                                                students                                                                                             students
                                                              from 58 schools have                                                                                  from 27 schools did
                                                             attended 37 BP Business                                                                               a Rangatahi Business
                                                                   Challenges.                                                                                          Challenge.

                                                                                                                                                                          WHANGAREI
                                                                                                                                                                           59 students
                                                                                                                                                                         Whangarei Girls'
                                                                                                                                                                          High School
The BP Business Challenge is a 3-day event where Year                 “I really enjoyed being able
                                                                      to design a new product        At the Rangatahi Business Challenge,
11 students create a virtual business concept and plan                and make a fully-fledged       Year 11 students learn about starting and                                       WHAKATANE
and pitch their plan to a judging panel comprised of local            business plan.” - Student                                                                                        57 students
                                                                                                     running a business. Over 3 days students also
business leaders.                                                                                                                                                                   Te Maungarongo
                                                                                                     develop work-ready skills and connected                                             Marae
                                                                                                     with local Māori entrepreneurs.                  WAIKATO
                                                                      “It was seriously fun to
                                                                                                                                                     93 students
                                                                      come up with new ideas
                                                                                                                                                     Nga Taiatea                                      ROTORUA
                                                                      and make new friends. I                                                        Wharekura                                        48 students
                                                                      learnt a lot of things and                     AVERAGE AWESOMENESS                                                              Toi Ohomai
                                                                      the thing I will remember                                                                                                         Marae
                                                                                                                     RATING FROM STUDENTS
                                                                      the most is presenting our
                                                                      projects to the judges.”                       OF 88%
                                                                      - Student
                                                                                                                                                                                            HAWKE’S BAY
                                                                                                                                                      MANAWATU                               91 students
                                                                                                                    SCORED AN AVERAGE STUDENT          78 students                          McLean Park
                                                                                                                                                     Massey University
                                                                                                                    RATING OF 87% FOR DEVELOPING
                                                                                                                    TEAMWORK SKILLS & 79% FOR
                                                                                                                    IMPROVING CONFIDENCE

                                                                                                     This initiative was made possible by our
                                                                                                     dedicated Māori Outreach Coordinator
                                                                                                     Natania Katene, whose role was funded
                                                                                                     by MBIE and Te Puni Kokiri.

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363                                                                        64
                                                             students                                                                  students
                                                             from 39 schools have                                                      from 9 schools
                                                           attended a GrowingNZ                                                            attended
                                                            Innovation Challenge.                                                    Mission: Sustainable.

                                                                                        Mission:
                                                                                        Sustainable
The GrowingNZ Innovation Challenge requires                                             We ran a one-day event in Canterbury for
                                                                                                                                        93%
Year 10-11 students to apply their subject                                                                                            OF STUDENTS FEEL
                                                                                        Year 10 students, where they were tasked
                                                                                                                                    THEY’VE LEARNT MORE
knowledge and build a prototype solution                                                with applying their subject knowledge       ABOUT ISSUES FACING
to a real-life situation being faced by New                                             and design thinking to build a prototype    THE PRIMARY SECTORS
Zealand's primary sectors.
                                                                                        solution to a sustainability issue in the
   “I learnt all about different primary                                                Primary Sector.

                                                                                                                                        97%
   sectors and how much they all mean to
   NZ!” - Student

                                                                                                                                       OF STUDENTS
                                                                                                                                       WOULD DO THE
                                                                                                                                        CHALLENGE
                                                                                                                                          AGAIN

                                                                                                                                      100%
      STUDENTS GAVE THE GNZ             92% OF STUDENTS       87% OF STUDENTS RECKON
      INNOVATION CHALLENGE                ARE KEEN FOR        THEY’RE NOW MORE AWARE
         AN AWESOMENESS                 MORE EXPERIENCES       ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES IN
          RATING OF 87%                     LIKE THIS           THE PRIMARY SECTORS
                                                                                                                                    OF TEACHERS WOULD
                                                                                                                                    HAVE THEIR STUDENTS
                                                                                                                                     PARTICIPATE AT THE
                                                                                                                                        EVENT AGAIN

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40                                                                    72
                                                 students                                                              students
                                               from 4 South Auckland                                                   attended one of
                                                intermediate schools                                                    7 Teen Parent

                                                                                   Teen
                                                 attended Insurance                                                    Unit Workshops.
                                                     Day 2019.

Insurance Day                                                                      Parent
Never has learning about insurance been so                                         Units
much fun! In September, 40 students from
four South Auckland schools learnt how                                 The workshops were run as either a Financial
to manage risk at Insurance Day 2019 - a                               Capability Workshop where students learnt
component of Money Week. Thanks to our                                 about budgeting and money management,
friends at the Insurance Council of NZ and                             or an Enterprise Challenge where students
Banqer.                                                                learnt about starting their own businesses.
Thanks to the volunteers from AIG, Tower,
                                                                          “The students learnt so much from the
FMG, AA, Suncorp, Youi, IAG, and QBE who                                  Business Challenge and we (the teachers)
came along to join in the fun and share some                              really enjoyed seeing the way you inspired
insurance tips and tricks with the students.                              and coached the students through the
                                                                          presentation of their product. We were         NCEA CREDITS
                                                                          surprised to see how confidently they
                                                                                                                         Up to 7 Unit Standard Credits
                                                                          spoke and the teamwork in action!”
                                                                                                                         can be earned towards NCEA
                                                                          - Teacher, He Matariki
                                                                          Teen Parent School

                                                                                                                         LIFE SKILLS
                                                                                                                         Practical life skills are developed
                                                                                                                         with immediate benefits

                                                                                                                         WHĀNAU
                                                                                                                         Students take learning and
                                                                                                                         budgeting skills home to
                                                                                                                         their families

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YOUNG
ENTERPRISE
SCHEME
Our flagship
programme.
60%
                                                            OF STUDENTS FEEL

                                                4032
                                                           BETTER PREPARED TO
                                                          MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT

                                              students
                                                            LIFE AFTER SCHOOL
                                                              BECAUSE OF YES

                                                                 88%
                                                 200           SAID YES HAD

                                               schools
                                                             POSITIVE IMPACT
                                                            ON THEIR PROBLEM-
                                                              SOLVING SKILLS

                                                                 87%
                      “YES has provided me
                      with the resources,
                      networking and
                      practical experience
                                                1016
                                                          SAID YES HAD POSITIVE
                      needed for starting a                  IMPACT ON THEIR

                                              companies
                      business.”                            LEADERSHIP SKILLS
                      - Student

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Being a YES Student
Comes with Some Perks...
                                                                                                         Nine outstanding YES students were         GLOBAL KAITIAKITANGA PROJECT
                                                                                                         invited to represent themselves and        Five YES companies have been selected to
                                                                                                         their schools at the 2019 New Zealand      participate in the Global Kaitiakitanga Project
                                                                                                         Business Hall of Fame. Eight of them       – a 14-month programme of mentoring and
                                                                                                         were selected to represent a designated    international collaboration for companies with
                                                                                                         laureate to be inducted on the evening,    a focus on sustainability. A member of each YES
                                                                                                         and another was selected as the            company has attended one of two workshops
  FUTURE LEADERS WORKSHOPS                         ULEARN CONFERENCE                                     student speaker. The students were         hosted by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise so
                                                                                                         representatives of young businesspeople    far, and have even travelled to Thailand (sponsored
  In April Future Leaders NZ delivered five        Two YES students spoke alongside our Head
                                                                                                         who are only at the start of their         by the Southeast Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific
  leadership workshops across the South Island     of Impact, Colin Kennedy, at the 2019 ULearn
                                                                                                         careers – who might one day aspire to be   Excellence) to provide engagement with foreign
  for 100+ YES CEOs. Guest speakers included       Conference in October. Brooke and Olivia Moore
                                                                                                         inducted into the New Zealand Business     businesses and to validate their business concept
  previous YES alumni as well as local business    spoke with Colin about the increasing expectation
                                                                                                         Hall of Fame themselves.                   internationally. You can follow the companies’
  leaders and politicians. The workshops focused   of Gen Z to be disruptive at the conference where
  on using military-influenced leadership and      over 1000 delegates attended to discuss trending                                                 journeys here:
  business development techniques in SMEs.         themes in education such as citizenship, disruption                                              Global Kaitiakitanga Project: Part 1
                                                   and innovation.
                                                                                                                                                    Global Kaitiakitanga Project: Part 2

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EXTREME
EXPERIENCES
Transforming students,
creating & connecting
entrepreneurs.
80
                                                           YES            63%                         76%                            95%
                                                        STUDENTS     OF STUDENTS SAID                SAID THEY MET                 SAID THEY
                                                                     THEY DEVELOPED                 NEW CONTACTS &              IMPROVED THEIR
                                                                      THEIR PROBLEM-                MADE BENEFICIAL             COMMUNICATION
                                                                      SOLVING SKILLS                 CONNECTIONS                     SKILLS
Entrepreneurs in Action – an annual highlight for YES
students (and YES Staff) – brought 80 of our most
passionate students together to compete in two                       The weekend would not have been possible without the ten fantastic companies
back-to-back business challenges with scholarships
                                                           10
                                                                     who hosted and mentored the students over the course of the weekend. Thanks to:
and overseas business experiences up for grabs!
                                                          HOST
                                                        COMPANY
                                                         TEAMS

                                                                                            “EIA was absolutely unforgettable - I feel much
                                                            2                                 more confident in my ability to strategise and
                                                                                         problem solve, as well as to look at situations from
                                                         BUSINESS
                                                                                         different viewpoints, skills I’m now able to build on
                                                        CHALLENGES                            to help my YES company succeed!” - Student

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Of the 100+ YES

Overseas Business                                                                      students we’ve taken

Experiences
                                                                                           on an overseas
                                                                                        business experience                    Globalistas
                                                                                        from 2017-2019...
                                                                                                                               in Action
Thanks to the Latin America and Southeast
                                                                                           82%
Asia Centres of Asia-Pacific Excellence, we sent
64 of our best YES students abroad on one of 7
overseas business experiences.
                                                         LATAM BIZ & SEACAPE
                                                         BIZ-VENTURES 2019
                                                                                         RANKED THEIR
                                                                                          TRIP THE BEST
                                                                                                              We partnered with Latin America
                                                                                                              Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence
                                                                                                              to reunite 34 students from past
                                                                                                                                                               87%
                                                                                                                                                           SAID IT FURTHER
                                                                                          EXPERIENTIAL
These trips are an opportunity for young entrepreneurs       COLOMBIA • 8 Students      LEARNING OF THE       overseas business experiences              DEVELOPED THEIR
to extend their global business knowledge and                January 2019                   YES YEAR          for an intense weekend of                CULTURAL COMPETENCY
understanding of international trade environments.                                                            entrepreneurship.                          & GLOBAL MINDSET
                                                             SINGAPORE • 10 Students
                                                                                                              The teams were linked to NZ
                                                             January 2019

                                                                                           96%
                                                                                                              companies: Tuia Group, Gamefroot,
                                                                                                              Vaka Interactiv and Next Farm, and

                                                                                                                                                               80%
                                                             VIETNAM • 12 students                            were challenged to create a market-
                                                             April 2019                                       entry strategy for one of: Brazil,
                                                                                            SAY IT WAS        Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Chile, Peru,
                                                                                        TRANSFORMATIVE        or Colombia. They attended workshops        SAID IT WAS A GREAT
                                                             ARGENTINA • 8 students     & VERY IMPACTFUL      delivered by ambassadors and leading           REFRESHER OF
                                                             July 2019                 FOR THEIR PERSONAL     international business experts, before       ENTREPRENEURIAL
                                                                                             GROWTH           pitching to a judging panel on the                 SKILLS
                                                             THAILAND • 10 students                           Sunday.
                                                             October 2019

                                                                                           94%
                                                             CHILE • 8 students
                                                             October 2019

                                                             BRAZIL • 8 students             SAY IT
                                                             December 2019              DEVELOPED THEIR
                                                                                        ENTREPRENEURIAL
                                                                                           SKILLS AND
                                                                                            MINDSET

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CELEBRATING
THE YES
WHĀNAU
Paying kudos to our
students, teachers,
alumni & more.
National                   THE LION FOUNDATION
                                             YES COMPANY OF THE YEAR
                                                                                                           THE SIR JOHN TODD
                                                                                                           MEMORIAL AWARD
                                                                                                                                                              THE TODD
                                                                                                                                                              FOUNDATION AWARD

                  Awards                     (1ST PL ACE)                                                  FOR 2ND PL ACE                                     FOR 3RD PL ACE

                                             PIVOT                                                         TOP THAT!                                          PURPOSE SWIMWEAR
                                             Cashmere High School, Christchurch                            Tauhara College, Taupō                             Albany Senior High School, Auckland

                                             Pivot invented a sports strapping tape that turns ice cold    Top That! sells 100% vegan, all-organic meal       Purpose Swimwear sells sustainable and diverse women’s
     In December we celebrated the                                                                         toppings to add flavour to even the blandest of    swimwear made from plastic waste such as bottles, bags
                                             on contact with water. The product combines the support
     successes, challenges and triumphs      of strapping tape and the cooling of an ice pack, allowing    meals. Top That! was born of sole trader Olivia    and fishing nets collected from the ocean. Sole trader
     of our students at the annual YES       the user to recover faster than ever before, while avoiding   Moore’s love of health-conscious and scrumptious   Rebecca Renwick was tired of cheap and ill-fitting fast
                                             the immobility caused by using a traditional ice pack.        food.                                              fashion swimwear. This combined with increasing concerns
     National Awards. The night is the                                                                                                                        surrounding pollution in our oceans led to the birth of
                                             The company received a $3000 cash prize as well as $2000      The company was awarded $2000, as well as
     culmination of the YES business year,                                                                 an additional $1000 forTauhara College.
                                                                                                                                                              Purpose Swimwear.  
                                             for Cashmere High School. Each member of the winning
     where we celebrate the best of the      company also received a $5000 award towards tertiary                                                             The company received a $1000 cash prize, as well as an
     best and crown one company YES          study at the Massey University Business School.                                                                  additional $1000 for Albany Senior High School."

     Company of the Year.

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Young
                                                                                                                 BP AWARD                   UNITEC AWARD             THE TOURISM INDUSTRY
                  Enterprise                                                                                    FOR SOCIAL                 FOR ACCOUNTING             NEW ZEALAND AWARD
                  Scheme                                       Thanks to our wonderful family                   ENTERPRISE                   AND FINANCE                  FOR TOURISM

                                                               of sponsors, 13 YES companies                 Boomerang, Wā Ora                EduCard NZ,                    Patiti Point,
                  National                                      received a National Excellence           Montessori School, Lower Hutt    Otago Boys' High School      Roncalli College (Timaru)

                  Excellence
                                                              Award for being a standout team
                                                               in a particular area of business.

                  Awards

    CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS                  MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY             MINISTRY OF BUSINESS,
      AUSTRALIA AND NEW                   INDUSTRIES GROWINGNZ                INNOVATION AND
      ZEALAND AWARD FOR                   SUSTAINABILITY AWARD:             EMPLOYMENT AWARD
                                                                                                             NZ AID AWARD                 HSBC AWARD FOR              GALLAGHER AWARD
        CEO OF THE YEAR                        FOOD & FIBRE                   FOR INNOVATION
                                                                                                             FOR SOLVING A                ENVIRONMENTAL                  FOR SMART
      Lambrini Phillips - Wero Mai,     MUDTech, Papa Taiao Earthcare,          Purpose Swimwear,        DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM              SUSTAINABILITY                TECHNOLOGY
      Wellington East Girls' College       Kaitaia College & Kaitaia         Albany Senior High School
                                                                                                             SoilSorb, Karamu            Wrapt, Tauhara College      LoyalKiwi, Saint Kentigern
                                        Abundant Life School (Northland)
                                                                                                           High School (Hastings)               (Taupō)                 College (Auckland)

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NATIONAL EXCELLENCE
                                          AWARD FOR RANGATAHI
                                                                           NATIONAL EXCELLENCE
                                                                            AWARD FOR PASIFIKA         Celebrating our Teachers
                                           ENTREPRENEURSHIP                     BUSINESS

          MINISTRY OF YOUTH               Proudly supported by Te Tumu         Proudly supported
         DEVELOPMENT AWARD              Paeroa, NZ Māori Tourism & Royal       by the Ministry for
            FOR RESILIENCE                    Society Te Aparangi.              Pacific Peoples.
                                                                                                                                                          TEACHER
                                             Te Kete ō Tangaroa,            triPle, Palmerston North
                 Eco Kits,
                                          Havelock North High School            Girls' High School                                                    LONGEVIT Y AWARDS
             Northland College
                                                                                                       SIR JAMES FLETCHER AWARD
                                                                                                                                                  Behind every great YES student is a great YES
                                                                                                           FOR MOST INSPIRING
                                                                                                                                                 teacher. This year we celebrated teachers who’ve
                                                                                                                TEACHER
                                                                                                                                                   made an outstanding contribution to the YES
                                                                                                        Matt Benassi, Cashmere High            programme, having taught it for more than 30 years.
                                                                                                           School (Christchurch)

         NATIONAL EXCELLENCE
         AWARD FOR SALES AND
              MARKETING
             EduCard NZ, Otago
              Boys' High School
                                                                                                        “Mr. Benassi is encouraging,
                                                                                                        knowledgeable and kind.
                                                                                                        He is calm when explaining
                                                                                                        tasks and concepts, and is     Pictured from left:
                                                                                                        extremely passionate about     Suzanne Bishop        John Douglas   Janet Lang         Alan Bayly
                                                                                                        business and helping his       Columba College       South Otago    Whangarei Girls’   Kamo High
                                                                                                        students succeed and find                            High School    High School        School
                                                                                                        fulfillment in his class”
                                                                                                        - Student

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI:                                         EMERGING ALUMNI:                                   ONE TO WATCH:
                                        The Distinguished Alumni Award recipient is a standout        The Emerging Alumni recipient is a bright burner   The One to Watch recipient is just that – one to watch.
                                        player in their respective field and has made long-standing   who has made a clear contribution to business.     They’ve demonstrated a passion for business and/or
                                        impact in the business world.                                                                                    entrepreneurship that is worth keeping an eye on.

                                                                     WINNER:                                                   WINNER:                                            WINNER:
                                                                     PAUL GREY                                                 SHARNDRE                                           JOSH BURNS
                                                                     Founder of A2X                                            KUSHOR                                             CEO & Founder
                                                                                                                               Co-Founder &                                       of Up Imagery
                   2019                                                                                                        COO of Crimson

                   Alumni
                                                                                                                               Education

                   Awards
                                        FINALISTS                                                     FINALISTS                                          FINALISTS

       Our YES Alumni go on to do
       some pretty great things,
       and we think that’s worth
       celebrating!
                                                                                                      Emily Blythe              Helen Townsend           Nick Hyland &               Emily Hacket Pain
                                        Mimi Gilmour Buckley            Mark Vivian
                                                                                                      CEO & Founder of          CEO & Founder of The     Jacksen Love                CEO & Founder of
                                        Co-Founder and Boss             Partner at Movac
                                                                                                      Limpidity                 Rubbish Whisperer        Co-Founders of              Paper Pens Pencils
                                        Lady at Burger Burger
                                                                                                                                                         Flamingo Scooters

                                                                                                      Rees Vinsen
                                                                                                      CEO & Founder of                                   Luka Licul                  Derek Lieu
                                                                                                      Adduco                                             COO & Co-Founder of         Founding Director of
                                                                                                                                                         Spout Alternatives          Young Entrepreneurs
                                                                                                                                                                                     Collective

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Other Cool Stuff
Helping Educators Bring                                                        Future of Work Survey
Entrepreneurship &                                                             Earlier this year, a survey of 600+ Young
                                                                               Enterprise students explored how Generation Z
Innovation to Life in the                                                      understands itself and its thoughts on the future

Classroom                                                                      of work.
                                                                               Participants rated themselves against the skills and knowledge
                                                                               that they think will be useful for the future world of work.
In December, YES hosted the It’s Business                 IT’S BUSINESS TIME   The results showed that the top skills identified as useful were
Time (IBT) conference where hundreds of
                                                            CONFERENCE 2019    nearly all the skills that respondents stated they were currently
teachers heard from inspirational business                                     strong in.
leaders, attended workshops, shared                                            In a write-up on the findings, the New Zealand Productivity
knowledge and networked with their fellow                                      Commission attributes this to “a belief in self-efficacy – which is
educators.                                                                     no bad thing. Optimism and confidence about the future and
                                                                               one’s place in it can be self-fulfilling.”
It was a 2-day showcase of New Zealand business
stories and ideas, and an intense session of networking
and collaboration as together attendees and speakers
alike shared and developed best practice in integrating
enterprise and financial education into the curriculum.                          VIEW THE FULL WRITE-UP

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Names & Faces
The Crew at HQ: Here are the folks at work in the engine room.                                               Facilitators:

                                                                                                             Ezekiel Raui             Justice Heteraka         Barlow Anderson     Charlizza Harris       Anna French
Terry Shubkin:         Paul Newsom:          Alex Bullot:          Elizabeth Pittman:    Hilda Foo:
CEO aka Chief          Schools Engagement    Events & Operations   Head of YES aka       Accounts
Excitement Officer     Manager aka           Coordinator aka       YES Chief Student     Administrator aka
                       Trailblazer           Superstar             Wrangler              Number Cruncher

                                                                                                             Erica Austin            Wayne Prince              Deb Hipperson       Jesse Armstrong

Colin Kennedy:         Jessikah Cresswell:   Yvona Hassed:         Louis Ivory:          Ella Roche:             Volunteers
Head of Impact aka     Project Coordinator   Corporate Services    Project Coordinator   Communications &
Troublemaker           aka Mission Control   Manager aka           aka Mission Control   Marketing Manager       We couldn’t do what we do without the thousands of volunteers who
                                             Number Cruncher                             aka Comms Guru          contribute their time and expertise to YES each year. THANK YOU.
                                                                                                                 If you’d like to get involved, you can learn more by contacting
                                                                                                                 support@youngenterprise.org.nz or visiting our website.

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YES Across
                         Northland
               Gary Larkan Regional Coordinator
                                                                                                                       the Country
               Andrea Panther Roaming Teacher
                                                                     Auckland
                                                                                                                   It takes an entire tribe to do what we do,
                                                            Yasmin Gray Roaming Teacher                             and we’ve got YES staff working across                             Nelson/Marlborough
                                                       Sian McMillian Pasifika Roaming Teacher                   New Zealand to help us do the brilliant things                          Ventura Fitzgerald
                                                                                                                  we do. These people were the key faces of                             Regional Coordinator
                                                                                                                    YES for students, teachers and regional
                                                                                                                     stakeholders throughout the country:
                                   Auckland Central,
                                      North, West                                                                                                                        Timaru &
            Auckland
                                        Sarah Rea                                                                                                                    South Canterbury
           South, East                                             Bay of Plenty
                                   Regional Coordinator                                                                                                                Regan Powell
         Madison Barnett                                       Pascale Hyboud-Peron                                                                                   Roaming Teacher
       Regional Coordinator                                     Regional Coordinator
                                                                                            Gisborne
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Canterbury
                                                                                           Lena Bevan
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Idoia Alday Gonzalez
                                                                                       RegionalCoordinator
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Regional Coordinator

                              Waikato/King Country                                                                      National
                                   Levinia Paku                                                                       Natania Katene                              Otago
           Taranaki            Regional Coordinator     Rotorua/Taupō                                                 Māori Outreach
                                                                                                                                                       Sarah Rickerby & Cara Bradley
          Katja Eager                                    Atawhai Gillies                                               Coordinator
                                                                                                                                                           Regional Coordinators
      Regional Coordinator                            Regional Coordinator               Hawke’s Bay
                                                                              Lisa Uncles Regional Coordinator
                                                                              Colette Mintoft Roaming Teacher                                                                                       South Canterbury
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Fiona Jackson
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Regional Coordinator

                       Manawatu/Whanganui
                          Johnelle Hosking
                        Regional Coordinator                                                                            National                                           Southland
                                                                                                                                                                        Joanne O’Connor
                                                                                                                       Lucy Wymer
                                                                                                                                                                       Regional Coordinator
                                                           Wellington                                              Lead Roaming Teacher
                                                Joshua Peauafi Regional Coordinator                                      & Pasifika
                                                 Yolande Rosario Roaming Teacher

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Regional Delivery Partners                                                                                                    Sponsors and Supporters
Our Regional Partners are passionate about local economic development and youth education. They create connections            PLATINUM                                                      GOLD
and collaborations between YES teams and local businesses, deliver regional activities such as competitions, dragon’s den
pitch events, and promotion and selling opportunities. Thank you to our 2019 Regional Delivery Partners for helping us
make YES the experience that students love all across New Zealand.

      Auckland:                  Waikato/King Country:                 Bay of Plenty:                   Taupō/Rotorua:
   Auckland Business              Smart Waikato Trust                  Venture Centre               Toi Ohomai Institute of
       Chamber                                                                                            Technology          SILVER

 Gisborne & East Coast:              Hawke’s Bay:                        Taranaki:                       Manawatu:
  Gisborne Chamber of            Hawke’s Bay Chamber of             Taranaki Chamber of                  The Factory          NATIONAL
       Commerce                       Commerce                          Commerce

 Nelson/Marlborough:                   Canterbury:                   South Canterbury:                    Otago:
    NMIT (Nelson/                     Ara Institute of               South Canterbury                 Otago Chamber of
 Marlborough Institute                 Canterbury                  Chamber of Commerce                   Commerce
    of Technology)

                                                                                                                              OUR SUPPORTERS

                                                                                                                              Banqer, Beef + Lamb NZ, Crimson Education, DairyNZ , Ernst & Young, Forsyth Barr, Fujitsu, Future Leaders NZ, Glenice & John
       Southland:                                                                                                             Gallagher Foundation, Go with Tourism, Insurance Council of New Zealand, Massey University, NZ Apples and Pears, NZ Māori
   Southland Chamber                                                                                                          Tourism, NZME, NZQA, NZTE, Ovato, Ricoh, Royal Society Te Aparangi, Simplicity, Stafford Engineering Ltd, Storbie, Te Tumu
      of Commerce                                                                                                             Paeroa, The Fletcher Trust, The ICE Foundation, Thomas George Macarthy Trust, University of Otago & University of Waikato

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Phone    04 570 0452
    Email   support@youngenterprise.org.nz
 Website    www.youngenterprise.org.nz
Facebook    YoungEnterpriseNZ
Instagram   @youngentnz
Donation    www.givealittle.co.nz/org/yetrust
 Location   Level 2, iPayroll House, 93 Boulcott Street,
		          Wellington 6011
     Post   PO Box 25 525,
		          Wellington 6140                     Graphic Design by vickywalker.co.nz
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