
Young mum entrepreneurs gunning for YES
It’s how many successful businesses start – finding the solution to a problem; but it is fair to say that most entrepreneurs are not young mums who are also studying for NCEA while developing their business idea. Toyah Hempel (18) and Shadrach Bartlett (21) are students at Te Tipu Whenua o Pa Harakeke, the Flaxmere Teen Parent Unit. Both mums to toddlers, they are determined to succeed in school, at parenting, and in this year’s Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) c

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