IN PICTURES: Signs of success for Laois Dragon’s Den winners – Photo 1 of 15
Exciting new businesses by Laois students have been awarded prizes in a new Dragon’s Den style county entrepreneur competition.
The top two teen prizewinners announced by BloomHQ and chosen by expert business leaders from Laois, are RC Woodcrafts, a businesss that crafts wooden signs, and Sunrise Products who make Laois lemonade, chutney and relishes.
The Mountrath business hub held what is now hoped to be an annual event at BloomHQ and they gathered a panel of impressive Laois business people to do the judging and offer mentoring.
The school had 13 teams of 31 students in all pitching their TY enterprise projects to the judges. Projects included crystal jewellery, soaps and wax melts, ceramics, t-shirts, wooden block calendars, relishes and lemonade.
On offer were two prizes for the most innovative product of €50, a prize for the best sales pitch €30, two Judges discretionary prizes…
