York Business School and The Merchant Adventurers’ Innovation Prize

For the first time, York Business School at York St John University and The company of Merchant Adventurers have collaborated to champion young entrepreneurs through a new innovation award. The Merchant Adventurers’ Innovation Prize was a two phase competition in which final year undergraduate students across York Business School who had completed the Business Creation Project dissertation module had their 8000 word business plans marked by a panel. Following this the highest ranked submissions were chosen for the next phase of the competition. The final four students- Ella Dandie, Evie Johnston, Jack Finn and Elena Hurley presented their business pitch to a panel of experts from York Business School and The Merchant Adventures Hall on June 24th. All students did brilliantly and showcased innovative thinking and creative thought, the judges were particularly impressed by their consideration of the social and environmental impact of the business decisions that they were making.