The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank

06/11/2026

This week we awarded four young people that live in the Invest East Yorkshire area a digital inclusion grant thanks to the support of the organisation I founded 23 years ago.

Thank you to all our panel membes from across the UK and the world that do such great work.

19/09/2026

We do not just support young entrepreneurs and enterprise education activities.

We also support enterprising young people in the community every year, this year we are delighted to be sponsoring the current Bransholme Bears Under 13's and we will follow the current players progress in the years to come.

❤️🖤 A HUGE THANK YOU! 🖤❤️

A massive thank you to The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank for their incredibly kind sponsorship of the Bransholme Bears Under 13s training hoodies and bottoms! 🐻🏉

Your support means so much to our players, coaches and families. Having the boys looking smart and feeling like a proper team at training makes such a difference, and we’re extremely grateful for your support of our young players and grassroots rugby. 🙌

Thank you for believing in the Bransholme Bears U13s and helping us continue to grow both on and off the pitch! ❤️🖤

UP THE BEARS! 🐻🏉❤️🖤

19/09/2026

We are delighted to now be based in the new vibrant Elevate Hull alongside Making Changes for Careers in order to be sble to work with even more aspiring young entrepreneurs.

19/09/2026

We are delighted that care experienced young entrepreneurs in South Tyneside can now have access to a Test Market Grants of up to £250 thanks to our Mark Jones TMG for care experienced young entrepreneurs.

We’ve been a bit busy at Crossing Paths lately, and the next thing on the board is something we’ve wanted to make happen for quite some time...£250 test-market grants for care-experienced young people in , working with The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank.

The idea is simple. If a young person has a business idea, £250 could help them actually test it.

Buy some materials. Make a prototype. Try a service. Book a stall. Get in front of customers. See what happens.

No 40-page business plan. No pretending every idea is going to become the next big thing.

Just a chance to test something properly, learn from it and decide what comes next.

Some ideas will fly. Some will need a rethink. That’s the whole point.

More details on applications coming soon.
https://crossingpaths.org.uk/test-market-grants-young-entrepreneurs/

16/09/2026

Our partners Hull City Council sharing the news about Global Entrepreneurship Week in Hull 2026

only two months away.

15/09/2026

The Hull and East Riding Youth Enterprise Partnership have organised a series of events to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2026 in November for young people to take part in this November.

Check out www.gewhull.co.uk


The week is sponsored by Hull City Council Invest East Yorkshire Engaging Education T Arran Photo Yorkshire in Business C4DI Crossing Paths CIC The Hull Story Elevate Hull Design / Technology

07/09/2026

🚀 What does ENTREPRENEURSHIP mean to YOU?

Is it about building a business?

💡 Turning an idea into reality?
🌍 Creating opportunities?
🤝 Solving problems in your community?
🔥 Or simply having the courage to start?

There’s no single definition.

Your idea. Your journey. Your impact.

Tell us in the comments: **What does entrepreneurship mean to you? 👇

Let’s inspire each other and celebrate the people turning ideas into action.

📍 Entrepreneurship Thrives Here
🌍 Global Entrepreneurship Week in Hull

Check out these great opportunities for you to get involved in the week.

Aged 18-29 live in Hull, Scarborough and East Yorkshire want to win up to £1000 for your business - Email [email protected] for an application form for Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge

Celebrate. Connect. Create.

04/09/2026

The Great Nephew of John Cracknell will be joining our founder as a Vice President of our organisation as we look forward to the next 10 years serving our enterprising young people.

04/09/2026

The Hull City Council youth enterprise service Making Changes for Careers has officially moved into Elevate Hull

All their workshops and appointments will be held here. If you have any questions please speak to a member of the team.

www.mc4c.co.uk