Project Description

Industry: Retail
Programme: Young Enterprise UK

Activity Type: Entrepreneurship

Businesses involved: Young Enterprise / Kingdom Shopping Centre

Name of School: Levenmouth Academy

 

A group of 10 pupils from Levenmouth Academy took part in the Young Enterprise Trade Fair at the Kingdom Shopping Centre, Glenrothes, as part of their ongoing Young Enterprise journey. The event brought together schools from across Fife to showcase and sell products developed throughout the year.

The aim was to help pupils build confidence, selling skills and enterprising thinking by giving them direct experience of trading with members of the public. The team will also go on to compete at the Fife Finals.

Collaborative Partners

Young Enterprise Scotland has supported the school for the past 10 years, providing resources, guidance and links to local business advisers to help pupils set up and run their own company. As part of the programme, pupils also learn about securing shareholders and managing a business from start to finish.

Kingdom Shopping Centre gave pupils the opportunity to operate in a real retail environment, meet the public and sell their products in a live setting.

Programme Aims

• The Young Enterprise activity aimed to:
• Develop confidence and communication skills
• Build understanding of business, finance and selling
• Give pupils a real experience of running and promoting a product
• Prepare them to compete at the Fife Finals through presentations, reports and judge interviews

 

Activity Overview

As part of the competition, pupils:

• Set up and ran their own trade stand at Kingdom Shopping Centre
• Sold products directly to the public
• Practised explaining their business and product ideas
• Worked together on sales, presentation and customer engagement
• The team will also attend the Fife Finals, where they will:
• Present their business idea
• Submit a report
• Take part in a judges’ interview

They will compete for awards including Best Presentation, Best Report, Best Trade Stand and Overall Company of the Year.

Impact and Outcomes

The experience gave pupils a valuable opportunity to apply enterprise skills in a real setting and build confidence through direct public interaction.

Pupil feedback

Robbie: “Taking part in the trade fair was really inspiring and allowed us to see how small business operate. Being in charge of the finance gave me a chance to show my leadership skills within the group.”

Sieraa: “It gave me hands on experience in finding out how to use my confidence to speak to strangers and tell them all about our product.”