A TEAM of entrepreneurs from Newcastle Church High School will represent the region’s teenage talent at the national final of this year’s Young Enterprise competition.
The group from the girls school was crowned Company of the Year after creating, marketing and selling Brightlife Books for the Young Enterprise North East competition.
The books – Ronny the Runnerbean and Sunny the Sunflower – both have an environmental and healthy eating message and were written, illustrated and produced by the year 12 students.
The group, which has the motto “Live the Rightlife, live the Brightlife”, has linked up with children’s book centre Seven Stories and has developed workshops with local schools.
Brightlife Books’ joint managing director Francesca Thornton said: “Undergoing the Young Enterprise North East programme has been the most rewarding thing we’ve ever done.
“We have all learnt valuable enterprise lessons and knowing that we have produced something that other people find to be a good product is fantastic.
“We are unbelievably excited to have won the top award at the regional final and cannot wait to represent the region at the grand final in London.
“All the hard work has paid off.”
Runner up was Cookii Doh – a group of Year 10 students from John Spence Community High School in North Shields – which produces t-shirts and hoodies with unique designs for the teenage market.
The enterprise has already attracted interest from men’s clothing company The Officers Club, Next and play.com.