STUDENTS at Horizon College were given lessons in marketing by Script Media's marketing solutions strategist, Derek Carpenter.
The experienced marketing expert was invited to attend an Enterprising Day by students at the college, some of whom already own their own businesses.
Derek gave year 10 students advice about how to best promote their start-ups as well as the day-to-day running of a business.
"The students were incredible," says Derek. "I was surprised that some of them were already running a business at 15.
"I planned a starter to engage them and asked 'who would you be if you weren't you?' I expected they might say someone like Wayne Rooney or Cheryl Cole but most of them named businessmen.
"The idea of the workshop was to talk to them about the nuts and bolts of running a business - basically the things they need to succeed.
"They all gave up their time voluntarily to be there and it was great to see so many of them really engaging with it."
