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http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2243952005
Two budding entrepreneurs from Scotland will meet Chancellor Gordon Brown after making it to the final of a competition as part of Enterprise Week.
Kenny Murray, 14, and Joel Kellhofer, 30, both from Glasgow, are among 25 young people from all over the UK who have beaten competition from more than 1,000 entries in the Enterprising Young Brits competition.
The finalists will face the judges in London in a "Pop Idol-style" run-off before going on to the awards ceremony.
Kenny Murray, from Easterhouse, has started up Klobber, a clothing label selling T-shirts and hoodies. He gave computer lessons to local people to raise money to get his business off the ground. He is currently searching for a Fair Trade supplier for his clothing.
Joel Kellhofer, also from Glasgow, has started AC2.Com Productions, a media production company that works with organisations including Glasgow City Council, the BBC and the NHS to improve their communication with people with disabilities.
The company was the first to display video clips on websites with sign language for deaf people and has recently worked for the National Deaf Children's Society to produce an interactive training DVD to teach schoolchildren how to communicate with the deaf.
Enterprise Week 2005, a UK-wide celebration of activities which hopes to inspire young people to be enterprising, focuses on encouraging the development of enterprising skills, confidence and a positive attitude.
Michael Cross, from the Determined to Succeed Division at the Scottish Executive, which is backing the event, said: "Determined to Succeed is our strategy for Enterprise in Education and aims to strengthen the integration of enterprising approaches to teaching and learning.
"The pace of breadth of economic change means it will be essential for young people to develop enterprising qualities. Enterprise Week gives individuals like Kenny and Joel the platform to be recognised for their entrepreneurial talents and we wish them all the best.
"We hope that their stories will provide the inspiration for other young people in Scotland and will make more people become determined to succeed."
Two budding entrepreneurs from Scotland will meet Chancellor Gordon Brown after making it to the final of a competition as part of Enterprise Week.
Kenny Murray, 14, and Joel Kellhofer, 30, both from Glasgow, are among 25 young people from all over the UK who have beaten competition from more than 1,000 entries in the Enterprising Young Brits competition.
The finalists will face the judges in London in a "Pop Idol-style" run-off before going on to the awards ceremony.
Kenny Murray, from Easterhouse, has started up Klobber, a clothing label selling T-shirts and hoodies. He gave computer lessons to local people to raise money to get his business off the ground. He is currently searching for a Fair Trade supplier for his clothing.
Joel Kellhofer, also from Glasgow, has started AC2.Com Productions, a media production company that works with organisations including Glasgow City Council, the BBC and the NHS to improve their communication with people with disabilities.
The company was the first to display video clips on websites with sign language for deaf people and has recently worked for the National Deaf Children's Society to produce an interactive training DVD to teach schoolchildren how to communicate with the deaf.
Enterprise Week 2005, a UK-wide celebration of activities which hopes to inspire young people to be enterprising, focuses on encouraging the development of enterprising skills, confidence and a positive attitude.
Michael Cross, from the Determined to Succeed Division at the Scottish Executive, which is backing the event, said: "Determined to Succeed is our strategy for Enterprise in Education and aims to strengthen the integration of enterprising approaches to teaching and learning.
"The pace of breadth of economic change means it will be essential for young people to develop enterprising qualities. Enterprise Week gives individuals like Kenny and Joel the platform to be recognised for their entrepreneurial talents and we wish them all the best.
"We hope that their stories will provide the inspiration for other young people in Scotland and will make more people become determined to succeed."