Detailed Notes Page Contents Overview Getting a Scheme Started Getting Business Ideas Running the Scheme Concluding the Scheme 1 . YES is very flexible as it devolves to organisers at school level the responsibility for setting the ground rules for their own Scheme and making it relevant and appropriate to their school within the general framework of the programme. It is very important that participating schools should develop a critical mass of businesses to enable meaningful in-school competitions to be organised as precursors to County Competitions.
Experience shows that businesses run by individuals or very small teams work best.
YES should not be confined to business studies students or to transition year or senior students. The Scheme should be seen as an extra-curricular and enjoyable activity, albeit with a serious underlying intent. The attraction to students of generating supplementary pocket money is an important motivator initially but, as things progress, this often gives way to recognition of the hard work needed to generate sales etc. and students become more strongly motivated by a desire to make good progress, achieve results etc. As with any school-related activity, each participating school must assume full and total responsibility for the supervision and conduct of its own Scheme. Neither the Young Entrepreneurs Association nor its sponsors can accept any liability whatsoever.