Enterprise youth group hosts talks on entrepreneurship, social media for primary, community high students

President of the Enterprise Youth Development Group Samantha Sheoprashad (right) and youth group volunteer Alesha Mohabir with the students of Enterprise Primary School.

In an effort to foster an entrepreneurial spirit in the minds of young pupils, the Enterprise Youth Development Group recently hosted a session on entrepreneurship and the use of social media for students of the Enterprise Primary School and Enterprise Community High School.

The audience was made up of students who ranged in age from 9 to 14 and who were involved in talks surrounding the usefulness of being self-employed. Samantha Sheoprashad, President of the group and the most recent recipient of the Queen’s Young Leader’s Award, noted that the majority of students, when asked their next step after they finish school, responded that they would look for a job, while a few others expressed interest in furthering their studies.

“That is the ripe opportunity to