Auchinleck Academy’s Vicky and Ross scoop £5k in Dragon’s Den-style contest
20 January
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Entrepreneurial: Auchinleck Academy’s Ross and Vicky designed an app which impressed ‘dragon’ Sir Tom Hunter
Congratulations to Auchinleck Academy’s Vicky Greig and Ross Anderson won £5,000 from one of Scotland’s richest men in a Dragons’ Den-style contest.
Vicky and Ross were among budding entrepreneurs from East Ayrshire’s nine academies facing top entrepreneur, Sir Tom Hunter.
The challenge, taking place in the Council’s HQ, was to come up with the best new idea for a product, innovation or business.
Sir Tom, from New Cumnock, listened to proposals from the top entrants from each school – and then judged them, with the winner scooping a personal prize of £1,000 and £4,000 for his or her school.
Ideas included everything from happy hampers and ghost tours, to sun-lotion impregnated baby wipes – and the amazing Plectraband (a plectrum attached to a wrist band)!
But winners on the day – chosen by the audience using instant electronic voting – were Auchinleck’s Vicky and Ross, with their 99p MiMovie phone app idea.
The app selects the perfect movie for you, based on your mood and situation at the time.
Vicky said: “There are other movie apps on the market, but none quite like ours, which personalises movies to suit users and offers you a link to download.”
Ross added: “Our database is much bigger than the likes of Odeon, as we include movies past and present and we’re not limited to just one group.”
Sir Tom was so impressed with all the presentations that he awarded all the other challengers £250.
He said: “East Ayrshire is leading in enterprise in Scotland and what has happened here today is what it is all about.
“Scottish education – and why not an Ayrshire education – is a brilliant passport which is going to stand you in good stead wherever you go.”
Well done Vicky and Ross!
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