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Teesside student entrepreneurs set off for India

Five student entrepreneurs from Teesside have flown to India to get to the heart of social enterprise after winning a national competition.

The students - Matthew Griffiths, 16, Chris Storey, 19, Michaela Farrar, 18, Matthew Pegden, 19, and Megan Kirk, 20 - who attend Middlesbrough College, won the UK-wide enterprise initiative PantrepreneurShip, organised by the charity Pants to Poverty and Gazelle Colleges.

The winning team, FairWear, overcame a total of 560 students from 17 further education colleges to win the trip to India.

They were tasked with marketing, promoting and selling ethically-sourced, designer pants. Over the four weeks of the competition the team had sold out their entire stock and turned over £4,458.

Their time in India will take them all over the country, where they will put into practice the entrepreneurial skills they have nurtured during their time with Gazelle Colleges Group.

The group of further education colleges dedicated to instilling an entrepreneurial mindset in its students.

During their trip, students will put their skills to the test by making Indian factory workers the stars of the fashion industry. Each student will be tasked with creating their own garment – picking cotton, making fabric and sewing a piece of clothing that the local community can wear.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Graham Vincent .