Up for success

and support them in their business journey.

They have been running the company since the beginning of November and began making a profit in January.

A special trading licence has been provided by the Young Enterprise scheme, which sees S5 and S6 pupils across the country run their own student company throughout the academic year. It is designed to allow students to gain real-word skills and experiences that they can apply in the world of work or further education.

And Tee’d Up have impressed Young Enterprise judges after winning the Renfrewshire Regional Finals.

They’re now through to the Scotland National Finals at Hampden Park on Wednesday, May 31. And they need the support of Renfrewshire residents to help them in their battle to be crowned best in the country.

There are 14 awards available in the finals, one of which is the ‘People’s Choice Award’. To win the award, the company needs more votes from the general public than their competitors.

Should they be successful in winning the company of the year award, they will then represent Scotland in the Young Enterprise UK finals in June.

“Tee’d Up are a team that has put the local communities of Johnstone and Paisley as its forefront,” said Owen.

“Our team has worked endlessly over the last seven months to improve our local community and to reduce the amount of wastage that is accumulated.

“We have built a dedicated following on our social media channels and have created a buzz around our school amongst staff and pupils surrounding the work we do.

“People should vote for us because we have all worked incredibly hard on our business.

“We have sold at numerous events within school, and we have also participated in local craft fayres where we engaged with locals.

“We are also the first team in our school’s history to make it to the Scottish Finals and we want to do more than just make up the numbers. We want to show the country why Tee’d Up deserves to be on the national stage.”

To support Tee’d Up vote using the QR code above before the Monday, May 29 deadline.

Teaming up to clean up Owen McCarrey, Tylor Perry, and Josh McMillian from Tee-d Up take part in a litter pick Tee’d Up team Left to right (top row): Kayleigh Speirs, Josh McMillian, Miss Courtney Vernal (lead teacher), Owen McCarrey, Stuart Wilson, Levi Cameron Left to right (bottom row): Tylor Perry, Grace Harron, Ada Robertson

Modelling The tote bags produced by Tee’d Up