![]() I felt really confident by the end of the course.” It actually went really well and I learned not to feel so worried talking about your ideas. ![]() ![]() I’ve got a big fear of talking in front of people, but I knew I had to present as part of the course. If that all goes well, they also have a grant of £5,000, which I’ll apply for too. It’s such a big opportunity that I couldn’t not. I’m in contact about getting a mentor and I’ll be applying for the start up funding of £500. It helped me budget more, something I already do, but there’s so much to learn. Sky said, “The Prince’s Trust were really lovely and insightful with their ideas. I did a poll with some friends as market research for a name and Soulster was the one that came out on top!” Now I’m coming up with all sorts of merchandise ideas, stickers, keyrings, etc, with a final product of a doll. It was only when I got the email from my tutors telling us there was an opportunity to expand a business idea that I wanted to do that for my project. I was freaking out about it until I came up with the idea of a character line that I made into a book. Sky said, “Late last year, we had a module where we had to make a book. Sky Purchase, aged 18 and based in St Budeaux, used the Enterprise Program to expand her business idea, SOULSTER, a brand of characters born out of their final major project. Students aged 18 and over participated in a two-day business development course that culminated in a £500 startup fund for successful students, as well as a partnership with a business mentor for 12 months. Students aged 16 to 17 took part in a two-day business incubation course, focussing on business models, profit and loss, business plans and more. The Prince’s Trust visited Palace Court, the arts university’s Pre-Degree and Sixth Form campus, to establish a Business Incubation space for eligible students to participate in. Students from Arts University Plymouth’s Pre-Degree and Sixth form campus have worked with the Prince’s Trust Enterprise Program to develop their business ideas. Sixth Form students have their ideas supported by the Prince’s Trust Enterprise Program
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