Episode 15: How one Transition Year Student Enterprise turned into a real business

The SME Community Podcast

How did a lady from Capetown end up in Tipperary and how did a transition year student enterprise turn into a real business that ended up doing business with one of the biggest farming conglomerates in the world?

Bronwyn April travelled from Cape Town South Africa to work on the Student Enterprise programme being run by LEO Tipperary. Bronwyn’s background is in Social work, working specifically within the youth development sector in Southern Africa. Experience linked to this role, include working with young entrepreneurs from marginalised communities in Cape Town and supporting their personal development and wellness on their entrepreneurial journey. Working within the University of Cape Town she formed part of the team responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing the Student Entrepreneurship Week programme on campus.

J & D Engineering was founded by two teenagers, Jack O’Meara and Daniel Ruddy. The business started as part of a project on the Student Enterperise Programme and is now a real business that counts Glanbia as one of their stockists.

You can find out more about the Student Enterprise Programme by contacting LEO Tipperary on Twitter @TipperaryLEO. You can reach Handy Hose Holder on Instagram @handyhoseholder and Twitter @hosehandy - [e-mail].

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The SME Community Podcast Production Team

LEO Tipperary Team:

https://www.localenterprise.ie/Tipperary/

Madeline Ryan

Ita Horan

TBF Production Team:

https://thebusinessfairy.ie

https://tbf.ie

Research & Host Aisling Hurley

Sound Engineer Derry Luttrell