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2003 was a year of exciting business

entrepreneurship for some Year 12 students who got
involved in the Young Enterprise Scheme. The scheme is a
competition held nationwide to give high school students

the chance to set up and run their own business.

Ryan Timms (marketing director), Anthony
O’Halloran (production director), Tuku (Ashleigh) Turner
(financial director) and Jessica Gilby-Todd (secretarial
director) created a business and a product, then marketed

and sold their wares throughout the year. capital to begin.
Fifty guys and girls t-shirts, in black and white and a
The company was called “Clutch Design- puts you in
variety of sizes were made and screen
gear”, and the idea was to make guys and girls t-shirts with
“skate” designs screen printed on them. The t-shirts were then dragged along to the Trade

Fair organised at Westfield shopping town for the 13
After much deliberation and surveying and many
Waikato Young Enterprise businesses. An outstanding
drawings by Anthony, two designs (one for guys, one for
display with the black and white theme (including lollies to
girls) and a logo were chosen and production could finally
get under way- or so they thought… however, Tuku as the tempt potential customers) meant Clutch Design walked
st
away with the title of 1 place in overall presentation, and
financial director, advised the group that to create these
a bag full of goodies! The Saturday morning shoppers were
fabulous t-shirts they would need some money!
also impressed and quite a few sales were made which got
After convincing a large number of people to invest
the ball rolling.
their money in some shares, they finally had enough