Everton takes part in Final of Premier League Enterprise Challenge
After winning the Everton club heats in December, Year 9 pupils Ryan, Suhil, Natnael and Berk competed against schools representing Manchester United, Burnley, Liverpool and Newcastle United and will now go forwards to represent the Blues at the final in London in April.
The Premier League Enterprise Challenge is the national competition element of the Premier League’s enterprise programme which began in 2009 and runs in partnership with Sport Relief.
Now in its ninth year, over 140 schools from across the country have competed in this year’s challenge, with the competition deemed as being the strongest to date.
Held across Stanley Park at Anfield, the regional play-off was hosted by TV presenter Kim Ingles and also included workshops from Ernst & Young, one of the world’s largest professional services firms.
Presentations and Q&A sessions for the participants
Each presentation was followed by a gruelling Q&A session from the panel of judges, which included Jay Lai, financial controller at the Premier League, Shelley Alexander, editorial lead for diversity and women’s sport at BBC Sport, and Alex Gwynne, client group manager for Stonewall.
Premier League Enterprise Teams present well-researched business ideas
Whilst the competition was close, the prestigious judging panel were impressed by Broadgreen International’s well-researched business idea of developing a more diverse fanbase through a targeted community engagement strategy.
When asked what getting through to the finals meant to him, Broadgreen International pupil Ryan said: “My parents are going to be so proud.”
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