Tughans is One in a Million for the Prince's Trust

Eight of Northern Ireland’s leading companies have collectively raised an impressive £130,000 for The Prince’s Trust through its Million Makers Challenge to help turn around the lives of disadvantaged young people in Northern Ireland.

Friday 16 March 2012

Tughans is One in a Million for the Prince's Trust

With initial seed funding from The Prince’s Trust, the eight finalists competed against each other to run the most profitable mini enterprise over the past six months.

Allstate, BNI, Hewlett Packard, Marks and Spencer, Northgate Managed Services, Parker Green International, Shredbank and Tughans undertook a wide range of activities including sales from a calendar featuring the Ulster Rugby Team, a white collar boxing event, sales of specially commissioned fine art and movie premieres to maximise profits to donate to the charity.

Shredbank raised an impressive £15,000 through a series of seminars on how to succeed in a recession delivered to enterprise agencies across Northern Ireland by Managing Director, Philip Baine and Jim Eastwood of The Apprentice.

Speaking at the Final awards ceremony, Barbara Creed from Tughans said,
‘The Million Makers competition has been a fantastic experience for the whole team in Tughans. It has honed many skills from management and sales to PR and marketing. All in all the team has gained a huge amount from the process and has found the whole venture hugely rewarding. Tughans is definitely keen to take part again in the future.’

Ian Jeffers, Director of The Prince’s Trust in Northern Ireland said,
“This year’s Million Makers teams have shown an impressive amount of creativity and commitment to raise more than £130,000 in just six months for The Prince’s Trust. Not only have the team participants developed many transferable skills such as leadership, motivation and decision making, but the money raised will make a significant impact on the lives of many disadvantaged young people throughout Northern Ireland.”

Friday 16 March 2012