Hull and East Riding Youth Enterprise Partnership

19/06/2026

The Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge is now open to enterprising young people in Hull, East Riding and Scarborough.

There are three sections that young people can enter:-

A primary school section for young people aged 5 to 11 year old

A secondary school section for young people aged 11 to 18 year olds

A section for 18 to 29 year olds

The sectional heats are in October and will be held in the Mark Jones MBE Centre in Hull.

The winners of these sections will than compete against each other in Global Entrepreneurship Week when they present to a panel chaired by Ruth Badger to win cash prizes.

if you would like an application form please email [email protected]

15/06/2026

From the first visit in 2025 fast forward to today - Hull City Council youth enterprise project Making Changes for Careers have been creating a new space for you & your business 💛

They can’t wait until they officially open their doors to support small, local & micro businesses around Hull ✏️📈 This will also be our new base.

If you are looking for a new, vibrant & creative space for yourself and business or in need of business support 👀keep a look out for what’s to come Elevate Hull

05/06/2026

We are delighted that Hull City Council one of our members has established a Youth Enterprise Hub in Hull City Centre one of the key priorities in the our Youth Enterprise Strategy and Action Plan.

The Hub is called Elevate Hull @ Mark Jones MBE Centre based at 161 High Street thanks to a £2.2m investment by the UK Government.

It has the following facilities for aspiring young entrepreneurs aged 16-29 over three floors

A) Access to the premier youth enterprise programme Making Changes for Careers team and in turn mentors.

B) 13 various sized business units for rent at competitive prices.

C) Open plan networking area for young people to develop ideas with access to a kitchen and a quiet area.

D) Use of meeting and training rooms.

E) Podcast Studio.

F) Friendly and knowledgeable Youth Enterprise Advisors and Mentors.

G) Tenants will have an influence on centre development via an advisory committee.

H) Access to a mentor and key networking events and activities linked to THUD Yorkshire.

If you or you know a young person that lives in Hu who may want to find out more you can contact Charles Cracknell via [email protected]

04/06/2026

Today Amanda and Becca attended Connexin Live, Hull to see Paul Sewell OBE deliver a business talk, hearing his journey and top tips for business.

25/05/2026

Exciting new partnership between Quickline and The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank to enable digital inclusion for aspiring young entrepreneurs in the East Riding.

Thank you The Hull Story for promoting this new opportunity for young people to help develop their business idea.

By Rick Lyon , Co-Editor Rural broadband provider Quickline has announced a new partnership with the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank (JCYEB) to support digital inclusion and youth entrepreneurship across East Yorkshire. The two-year partnership forms part of Quickline’s wider commitment to P

21/05/2026

The proposed new Youth Enterprise Centre became part of a film set this week for the new film Black Palace

21/05/2026

Thanks to funding from Quickline UK, The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank can offer Test Market Grants for young entrepreneurs in the East Riding to encourage digital inclusion.

Support available via Making Changes for Careers

Application forms from [email protected]

19/05/2026

Well done to some of our recent participants who was all successfully granted test market grants The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank. The team all wish you luck with your future journeys and look forward to seeing you all grow, remember we are still here for ongoing support💙

19/05/2026

Excited to be visiting a local primary school soon to support their careers fair and inspire the next generation with MC4C 🎉

We’ll be bringing fun enterprise activities, creativity challenges and lots of conversations around future careers, confidence and dreaming big ✨

We can’t wait to meet the future business owners, creators, builders, designers and leaders of Kingston upon Hull 💡

14/05/2026

MC4C will Hull today 10-12pm if you have any questions around self employment or simply don’t know where to begin, pop and say hello 👋