Young Enterprise Scotland

Accordibng to the royal Bank of Scotland who set up Young Enterprise Scotland:

Young Enterprise Scotland provides young people (from 15 to 17) at school in Scotland, with a real life insight into work and enterprise. We are sole sponsor of Young Enterprise Scotland's 17 regional award events and the national awards ceremony.

Students create their own limited companies.

The Royal Bank of Scotland provides them with free banking services and support towards the core operating costs. Each Young Enterprise company has a Business Advisor, a volunteer from the business world who acts as their own personal consultant or non-executive Director.

The experience gained includes raising capital to establish the business, developing a business plan and managing a company.

Staff can get involved with Young Enterprise Scotland by mentoring young people and providing business and financial advice.

Website

http://www.yes.org.uk.

People

• Chairman Chris van der Kuyl, Chairman Tayforth Consulting
• Deputy Chair Tim Allan Director, UBS AG
• Company Secretary Della Martin Young Enterprise Scotland
• Honorary President Sir Tom Farmer CBE
• Honorary Vice President Crawford W Beveridge CBE, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Sun Microsystems

Directors

• Craig PatersonFounder, Football Aid
• John WilsonDirector of Education, East Renfrewshire Council
• Michael A Jackson, Director Wildday.com
• Paul Davidson, Partner, McGrigors
• Anne Wexelstein, Columba 1400
• Andrew Torrance Head of Partner & Market Development BT
• Mark Hoskyns-Abrahall Partner Assurance - Edinburgh PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Nigel Roberts Ernst & Young
• Don Bowman Scottish Police College

Funding

According to the YES website 'over 97% of our funding is secured from private sector organisations'

Platinum

• BT Scotland
• Citigroup Foundation, Private and Corporate Bank
• Grant McGregor
• Lloyds TSB Scotland plc
• McGrigors
• Scottish Qualifications Authority
• ScottishPower Learning
• St James's Place Foundation
• Strathclyde Business School
• The Moffat Trust
• The Royal Bank of Scotland
• The Scottish Executive
• T-Mobile

Gold

• Bank of Scotland
• Clydesdale Bank
• The Wood Group

Silver

• Aggreko
• British Assets Trust
• DB Technology Group, Grangemouth
• Entrepreneurial Exchange
• Ernst and Young LLP
• MacDonald Reid Scott
• PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Shell U.K. Exploration and Production
• West Coast Capital