The hard work of four Queen Anne High School pupils paid off when they were named Entrepreneurs of the Year during Thursday’s Community Champion Awards ceremony at Dunfermline’s Glen Pavilion.
The group showed great initiative by launching their own clothing brands through a seven-week mentorship programme led by Business Babble Podcast.
Fifth year students competed for a space in the process, with 30 selected to take part in the first stage out of an initial assembly of 200.
Applicants had to leave their comfort zones by creating a short video about themselves and going through formal interviews.
The final four were split into two groups, consisting of Maya McConville, Alexander Gray, Danni Brady, and Murren Willo.
The participants including Dani (far right) Maya (second from right) were invited to appear on the Business Babble Podcast. (Image: Business Babble Podcast)
Murren (left) and Alexander (right) told listeners they were excited for what comes next. (Image: Business Babble Podcast)Maya and Alexander created the brand “Antidote”, in the belief that no matter what you’re going through in life, there is an antidote to be found.
(Image: Antidote)Meanwhile, Dani and Murren landed on “Stand”, because the versatile word can be adapted easily, portraying messages such as “stand tall” or “stand up.”
(Image: Stand)Both groups made over £200 in profit, and are looking at getting a stall in Dunfermline’s Kingsgate shopping centre from which to sell their products.
The award was presented by Carly Bowen, office manager for Bowen Fluid Engineering.
The award was presented by Carly Bowen, office manager for Bowen Fluid Engineering. (Image: David Wardle)