Today was an exciting day in Cloonlyon National School as we were hosting our Dragon's Den event for the Junior Entrepreneurs Programme. We were very lucky to have three great Dragons attend this event to help decide on the best idea and business to move forward in the production stage.
The Dragon's were:
Lisa Finn - Junior Entrepreneur Programme co-ordinator. Lisa also works in CMS Distributor in Kiltimagh which an award-winning, value-added distributor of data storage, networking and IT infrastructure products and services. Providing support to resellers, retailers and consultants from multi-nationals to smaller, local IT companies.
Donal Byrne - Entrepreneur, owner of the Big Red Barn & Little white Chapel. Donal has previously appeared on Dragon's Den to great success and his product is in use throughout Ireland.
Seamus Birmingham - Entrepreneur, owner of a Kitchen manufacturing company here in Charlestown, where Seamus has lived and worked all his life
Our Dragons were then presented with four business ideas from the children in the senior room. The businesses which the children came up with were: Chocolate Eggs, Wooden Money-boxes, Herbal Tea and Selfie T-shirts.
The Dragons were very impressed with each of the pitches and the work the children had put into their ideas. After each presentation the Dragons gave some recommendations to each group on where they could improve their idea. After long deliberations the Dragons decided to go with the Herbal Tea business.
All the children involved have learned so much from this experience and also from the real life Entrepreneurs which they met today.
The Dragon's were:
Lisa Finn - Junior Entrepreneur Programme co-ordinator. Lisa also works in CMS Distributor in Kiltimagh which an award-winning, value-added distributor of data storage, networking and IT infrastructure products and services. Providing support to resellers, retailers and consultants from multi-nationals to smaller, local IT companies.
Donal Byrne - Entrepreneur, owner of the Big Red Barn & Little white Chapel. Donal has previously appeared on Dragon's Den to great success and his product is in use throughout Ireland.
Seamus Birmingham - Entrepreneur, owner of a Kitchen manufacturing company here in Charlestown, where Seamus has lived and worked all his life
Our Dragons were then presented with four business ideas from the children in the senior room. The businesses which the children came up with were: Chocolate Eggs, Wooden Money-boxes, Herbal Tea and Selfie T-shirts.
The Dragons were very impressed with each of the pitches and the work the children had put into their ideas. After each presentation the Dragons gave some recommendations to each group on where they could improve their idea. After long deliberations the Dragons decided to go with the Herbal Tea business.
All the children involved have learned so much from this experience and also from the real life Entrepreneurs which they met today.