Apprentice businesswoman Natalie has taken the first step to a career in the corporate sector by winning The Cheshire Young Enterprise ‘Student of the Year’ award.
Natalie, who is sitting her AS Levels this year is hoping to study Business Management at
She added: “Sir Alan is obviously a hugely talented man and very bright and though he seems a bit harsh, I am sure he is playing it up for the cameras.” She continued: “I’m more surprised and appalled by the contestants, especially this year. They all seem so arrogant and I really don’t think that is a desirable quality in business.”
“Working as the M.D. of this year’s King’s Young Enterprise company Innovation Textiles, or as we branded the company ‘
The King’s sixth form student was nominated by the school’s Head of Economics Andrew Reeve, making a shortlist of six teenage tycoons. Then after a rigorous interview assessment Natalie, 17, won the accolade and a prize of a glass trophy, plus more importantly the opportunity to add a gilt-edged achievement to her C.V.
She added: “I also learned that whatever your product, no matter how outstanding, you need to market it to as wide an audience as possible. We took our products out of the school, seeing the whole community as potential customers and that was why we were so successful.”
Andrew Reeve said: “Natalie proved to be a very good leader. She motivated her team superbly and was very well organised knowing when to delegate duties and when to take responsibility herself.”
Natalie is the daughter of the distinguished medic Alistair Burns, who is the Deputy Dean of
