en-gb http://www.brookeweston.org/News/Default.aspx Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:45:02 GMT The latest news items that have been tagged with 'Business' Brooke Weston Web Site webmaster@brookeweston.org More than 1,000 students from three Academies took part in enterprise projects at Brooke Weston. Mr Robin Neighbour, from Young Enterprise, led the activities that took place on nine separate days during this term. Year 7 and 8 students from Brooke Weston, Corby Business Academy and Kettering ... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:59:10 GMT http://www.brookeweston.org/News/NewsItem.aspx?id=644 Sixth Former Gareth Rees has been offered a job as a trainee with a top accountancy firm. As well as working for four days he will also attend a day-release course to gain his AAT accountancy qualification. He will work for RSM Tenon, which is the seventh biggest accountancy firm in the UK, at ... Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:27:25 GMT http://www.brookeweston.org/News/NewsItem.aspx?id=613 Ross Page and Matthew Brown have set up their own DJ business staging discos for weddings, parties and special occasions. They set up R&M Discos earlier this year and have around 30,000 songs including the latest chart releases as well as a massive sound system that generates 9,000 watts at peak ... Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:32:58 GMT http://www.brookeweston.org/News/NewsItem.aspx?id=610 Young entrepreneur Christian Owens has won a national award after setting up his own company which generated a turnover of half a million pounds in its first year. He won the 'Teen' category of the Daily Mail's Enterprising Young Brits competition and was presented with a trophy and £1,000 at the ... Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:28:16 GMT http://www.brookeweston.org/News/NewsItem.aspx?id=578 Year 10 students had to come up with a unique idea and formulate a business plan for it as part of their Business Studies coursework. In addition to working out their cash-flow and financing, students also had to choose the location of their business, weighing up the pros and cons of different ... Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:56:24 GMT http://www.brookeweston.org/News/NewsItem.aspx?id=576 Year 9 students have been learning about business techniques in a project led by Young Enterprise. As well as making products, examining cash flow, writing job adverts and trading shares, they got expert advice from business mentors. The whole year group took part in 'Project Business' over two ... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:45:01 GMT http://www.brookeweston.org/News/NewsItem.aspx?id=550 Students from Brooke Weston and Corby Business Academy collaborated on an enterprise project to learn more about world trade. They had to complete a series of tasks to give them a better understanding of the global market. The sessions at Brooke Weston were led by Mr Robin Neighbour from Young ... Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:55:16 GMT http://www.brookeweston.org/News/NewsItem.aspx?id=411 Teams from both Brooke Weston and Corby Business Academy won categories in the recent Enterprise competition, coming up with a variety of unusual products. Among the ideas were a walkie-talkie necklace and earring set, a high-tech pooper scooper and collectable doll charms. The first day of ... Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:21:29 GMT http://www.brookeweston.org/News/NewsItem.aspx?id=410 Hundreds of students from Brooke Weston and Corby Business Academy are striving to win a Young Enterprise Shield after developing their own companies and products. The Year 8 students will be responsible for marketing, costing and product design, under the guidance of trainers from Young ... Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:28:19 GMT http://www.brookeweston.org/News/NewsItem.aspx?id=405 Two Sixth Formers have put a hypothetical business idea into practice by sourcing and selling jewellery. Chloe Barnes and Nicola Barnett were among a group of students who successfully completed a Business Enterprise module at the University of Northampton. Now they have used their new skills ... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:30:04 GMT http://www.brookeweston.org/News/NewsItem.aspx?id=321