A team of pioneering young entrepreneurs from the Mary Erskine School will represent Lothian at the Young Enterprise Scotland National Finals.
Trading as ‘Cozy Companionzzz’, the team creates handmade crocheted toys and bracelets, and impressed the judging panel with their entrepreneurial flair.
The Young Enterprise Scotland Company Programme is an immersive programme which provides a real-life learning opportunity that introduces young people from S5 and S6 to the realities of the world of work.
Participants are required to start their own company, running through the key milestones of developing an idea, conducting market research, creating the product or service, promoting that product and ultimately trading it.
Over 2,000 young people take part in the Company Programme every year in Scotland.
Young Enterprise Scotland, Chief Executive, Emma Soanes said: “The Cozy Companionzzz team is an inspiration and I wish them every success in the Scottish finals later this year.
“Setting up and running their own successful company is a wonderful experience and will have given them new skills to take forward into their learning and future careers. So whatever happens at the finals, they are all worthy winners”.
The Lothian Company Finals were sponsored by Bright Red Triangle, Edinburgh Napier University.
The winning team will now go on to represent the Lothian region at The Young Enterprise Scotland Company Programme Finals on Thursday 29th May 2025 at GTG Glasgow.
