Previous Winners

Year - 2008/2009
Company Name:  Key Times
School:   Colaiste Chroabh Abhann in Kilcoole
Details:   Seeing a need amoung locals for a convenient way of finding their bus schedule, the team of five young entrepreneurs designed a portable, compact timetable which attaches to a key chain. They wrote and excellent business report, had an imaginative exhibition stand and made a great presentation.

Year - 2007/2008
Company Name:  BASE Movies
School:   St. David's Secondary School, Greystones
Details:   BASE Movies create professional DVD' with menu's and chapter selection from VHS and home videos.  After winning the overall prize at County Level, the four boys from St David's went on to win Best Display Award at the National Finals in May 2008. 

Year - 2006/2007
Company Name:  Custom Hoodz
School:   St. Mary's College, Arklow
Details:   The four girls from St Mary’s have been running their mini-company since September, taking orders for hoodies and designing a personalised message for the front and back of each one. They went on to represent County Wicklow at the National Final of the Student Enterprise Awards in the Tullamore Court Hotel, Co Offaly on Sunday 13th May 2007.


Year - 2005/2006
Company Name:  The Flower Pot Men
School:   Colaiste Bhride, Carnew
Details:  The group consisted of Conor Behan, PJ Mulhall and William Osbourne, they designed and manufactured wooden garden accessories (window boxes ect. for plants).  Following their success in the County Final, The Flower Pot Men went on to represent Wicklow in the National Final of the County & City Enterprise Board Students Enterprise Awards where they won the Best Display Award.

Year - 2004/2005
Company Name:  County On Us
School:   St. David's Secondary School, Greystones.
Details:  The group consisted of Eoghan Brophy, Ruth McElroy, Ciara Taylor and Alison Scarff, they developed science equipment packs for the transition year Intel Design and Discovery Modules, which they sold to transition year teachers.  Following their success in the County Final, the St. David's team went on to represent Wicklow in the National Final of the County & City Enterprise Board Students Enterprise Awards.

Year - 2003/2004
Company Name:  "Football 24-7"
School:   St. Gerards, Bray
Details: Comprising Gavin Moran, Robert Young, Kevin Brady and Bernard Loughran, the winning team formed a mini company called "24-7", which successfully identified, researched, produced and marketed a guide to the Eircom League.  Following their success in the County Final, the St. Gerard's team went on to represent Wicklow in the National Final where they won the award for the most innovative projects. 

Year - 2002/2003
Company Name:  DOS
School:   St. Gerards, Bray
Details:  Graham Aherne, Robert Flanagan, Georgina Magnier and Louise Towers set up Digital Organised Studies Ltd., a mini-company producing digital study aids for Junior Certificate Students.  After winning the Wicklow Section the four went on to the National Finals in Tullamore, Co. Offaly where they went on to win first prize.  This was a great achievement for the four young directors.