Barking & Dag’s young entrepreneurs double their dosh at Market and donate to charity
posted by MyBnk on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:11:22
10 local entrepreneurs aged 11-15 designed, developed and delivered their own products as they pitted their wits against the competition and hit the busy Barking Market last Friday. Teaming up with local councils and youth organisation Futureversity, award winning education charity MyBnk has launched the Summer ‘Business Battle’ programme to spark the imaginations of young [...]
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Enfield’s young entrepreneurs double their dough at Market for Business Battle
posted by MyBnk on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:20:00
Young entrepreneurs doubled their money in Enfield Town market last week when they designed, developed and delivered their own businesses.
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A Spring in MyBnk’s Step!
posted by MyBnk on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:48:52
We’re excited to announce two new projects blossoming out of MyBnk this Spring! Enterprise-in-a-Box MyBnk launch a fun and engaging workshop around Enterprise-in-a-Box – the all inclusive social enterprise start-up toolkit! 1st Workshop: Working in teams, learn about social enterprise, get creative with marketing, advertising and sales and receive an Enterprise-in-a-Box. 2nd Workshop: Set the [...]
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A Fantastic February…
posted by MyBnk on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:01:51
Lily becomes an Ashoka Fellow! Exciting news this month our very own Lily Lapenna, CEO and Founder of MyBnk, has been awarded a very prestigious Ashoka Fellowship! Ashoka Fellows are world leading social entrepreneurs who are recognized to demonstrate unrivalled commitment to bold new social ideas and prove that compassion, creativity, and collaboration are tremendous forces for change. Ashoka Fellows [...]
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Happy New Year!
posted by MyBnk on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:03:36
Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful start into the New Year and wish you all the best for 2010! The MyBnk team is looking forward to the exciting challenges that lie ahead and we are determined to meet them with the same enthusiasm and motivation as last year. We are very excited [...]
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Miracles and new beginnings at Christmas with the launch of Enterprise-in-a-Box
posted by MyBnk on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:58:50
We are delighted about the launch of Enterprise-in-a-Box, the first new product for MyBnk and we look forward to working with youth establishments, business schools and corporate companies to develop the enterprise capability of aspiring entrepreneurs across London and the South East. In this blog: Read how this new product helps to address the need [...]
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Big Step in the Right Direction – Financial Education Compulsory in 2011!
posted by MyBnk on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:20:43
At the end of last week Ed Balls announced that personal lessons in finance will become compulsory in 2011. MyBnk founder Lily Lapenna’s first reaction to the good news: “I am feeling so positive this morning knowing that come 2011 every young person in the UK will be exposed to finacial education through PSHEE, MyBnk [...]
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The Role of Financial Capability in Building Economic Stability
posted by MyBnk on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:13:53
“The diverse role of financial capability in building future economic stability” John Davis, Head of Policy at MyBnk Nine out of ten British adults have never been taught how to manage money. Given this startling figure, it is easy to see how people were left vulnerable to the manipulative lending practises which played a major [...]
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A Warm Welcome to Our New Website
posted by MyBnk on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:30:07
Here at MyBnk we’re very excited about the new academic year and looking forward to working with lots more amazing young people in 09/10! In this blog: Read all about our new members of staff, Lily’s brilliant appearance on Working Lunch and everything else that we have been up to lately! First of all, we [...]
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MyBnk and “365 Ways to Change the World” go to Italy
posted by MyBnk on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:25:34
Lily Lapenna, MyBnk founder, writes about her exciting trip to Trani, Italy, to take part in the launch of Michael Norton’s book! Here are some insights on her thoughts and inspirations about spreading MyBnk’s spirit in Italy. After reading Michael Norton’s book 365 Ways to Change the World, I was very inspired and decided to [...]
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