Some of Oldham Hulme Grammar School's youngest business minds have claimed the top accolade at the annual Young Enterprise Trade Fair.
As the world continues to be environmentally conscious for our future generations, some of Oldham Hulme’s Senior School students have been inspired to launch their own ecological products.
“Garden Greetings” is the name behind the students’ fully biodegradable seeded paper cards - a unique gift that forms a small but demonstrable step in helping our environment.
Sustainability
The cards are embedded with wildflower seeds, meaning it can be planted after the celebrations have concluded to create a floral arrangement.
Unlike other seeded cards, which are based on cotton, these cards are made from recycled paper, which is more sustainable and helps to mitigate unnecessary water and pesticide use.
Each card comes with a QR code on the back, linking to instructions on how to plant the cards to produce flowers, with a germination time of approximately five to eight days.
Taking their products to the Young Enterprise Trade Fair at the Trafford Centre on Friday, February 3, the students, supported by head of business studies and economics, Mr David Rees, went on to win the top prize, the "Best Product" award.
The students had the opportunity to explain and sell their products to the thousands of shoppers in the UK’s third-largest indoor shopping centre.
'Better than The Apprentice'
Overall, the students made more than £120 at the trade fair from the product, going on to make an additional £167.50 the same evening at the annual Hulme Family Association Quiz Night.
Student Spencer Froggat said: “We are all really happy with the success at the Trafford Centre and the win of the best product.
“We worked hard to make the stall look good and we made sure we had high standards.
“We'll continue to work hard in the future.”
Supporting the students, Mr Rees said: “Despite some really stiff competition on the day, Garden Greetings stood out by a mile as the best concept and having the best product range”.
“The young entrepreneurs were really relaxed and professional; better than anything you’ll see on The Apprentice!”
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