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Businesses from across Torfaen are working with school children to help them create their own products as part of the borough’s second primary school enterprise week.
Children from George Street, Griffithstown, New Inn, Penygarn, Garnteg, Cwmffrwdoer and Blaenavon primary schools are designing and developing products to sell in Pontypool Indoor Market.
They will be mentored and supported by Coleg Gwent, Everett, Tomlin, Lloyd & Pratt Solicitors, Frog Bikes, One2One Mortgage Solutions, Pro Steel Engineering, RWA Compliance, and Tesco.
As part of the project a group of teenagers and young adults from Inspire 2 Torfaen will also be working with local company The Best of Torfaen to gain an enterprise qualification.
They will be each be given a slot in Pontypool Indoor Market between Monday 16 and Friday 20 July, from 10am until 2pm, to sell their products to the public.
The team One2One Mortgage Solutions in Cwmbran visited Griffithstown Primary School for two days of mentoring where they worked with the children on business planning and product development.
Mark Taylor from One2One said: “It has been great working with the children at Griffithstown Primary. Their enthusiasm and willingness to engage in this project has been a credit to the school and their teachers.
“From our point of view as a business we are always looking to help within the community and in this day and age more and more young people are looking to start their own businesses when they leave school, so learning some of the fundamentals at an early age will stand them in good stead for their future.”
Holly Wise, from year five said: “I really enjoyed learning about money skills and learning about the environment and recycling.”
Councillor Alan Jones, executive member with responsibly for business and the economy, said: “The aim of enterprise week is to give primary school children a greater appreciation of business and improve business related skills such as design, finance, numeracy and problem solving that will carry over into the classroom.
“I would like to thank all of the businesses coming forward to support our young entrepreneurs and I look forward to seeing the final products on sale in Pontypool Indoor Market.”
Mae busnesau o bob rhan o Dorfaen yn gweithio gyda phlant ysgol i'w helpu i greu eu cynnyrch eu hunain, a hynny'n rhan o ail wythnos menter ysgolion cynradd y fwrdeistref.
Mae plant o ysgolion cynradd Stryd Siôr, Griffithstown, New Inn, Penygarn, Garnteg, Cwmffrwdoer a Blaenafon yn dylunio a datblygu cynnyrch i'w gwerthu ym Marchnad Dan Do Pont-y-pŵl.
Byddant yn cael eu mentora a'u cefnogi gan Goleg Gwent, Everett, Cwmni Cyfreithiol Tomlin, Lloyd & Pratt, Beiciau Frog Bikes, Cwmni Morgais One2One, Cwmni Peirianneg Pro Steel, RWA Compliance a Tesco.
Fel rhan o'r prosiect bydd grŵp o bobl ifanc yn eu harddegau ac oedolion ifanc o Inspire 2 Torfaen hefyd yn gweithio gyda chwmni lleol The Best of Torfaen i ennill cymhwyster mewn mentergarwch.
Bydd pob un ohonynt yn cael slot ym Marchnad Dan Do Pont-y-pŵl rhwng dydd Llun 16 a dydd Gwener 20 Gorffennaf, o 10am tan 2pm, i werthu eu cynnyrch i'r cyhoedd.
Fe wnaeth tîm Un2One Mortgage Solutions yng Nghwmbrân ymweld ag Ysgol Gynradd Griffithstown am ddau ddiwrnod o fentora lle buont yn gweithio gyda'r plant ar gynllunio busnes a datblygu cynnyrch.
Dywedodd Mark Taylor o One2One: "Bu'n gweithio'n wych gyda'r plant yn Ysgol Gynradd Griffithstown. Mae eu brwdfrydedd a'u parodrwydd i gymryd rhan yn y prosiect hwn wedi bod yn gredyd i'r ysgol a'u hathrawon.
"O'n safbwynt ni fel busnes rydym bob amser yn ceisio helpu yn y gymuned ac yn yr oes sydd ohoni, mae mwy a mwy o bobl ifanc yn ystyried dechrau eu busnesau eu hunain pan fyddant yn gadael yr ysgol, felly bydd dysgu rhai o'r hanfodion yn gynnar yn eu paratoi'n dda ar gyfer eu dyfodol.
"Dywedodd Holly Wise, o flwyddyn pump: "Fe wnes i fwynhau'r cyfle i ddysgu am sgiliau arian a dysgu am yr amgylchedd ac ailgylchu."
Dywedodd y Cynghorydd Alan Jones, aelod gweithredol sydd â chyfrifoldeb dros fusnes a'r economi: "Nod yr wythnos menter yw rhoi mwy o gyfle i blant oed ysgolion cynradd i werthfawrogi busnes a gwella sgiliau sy'n gysylltiedig â busnes fel dylunio, cyllid, rhifedd a datrys problemau a fydd yn eu helpu yn yr ystafell ddosbarth.
"Hoffwn ddiolch i'r holl fusnesau a ddaeth ymlaen i gefnogi ein hentrepreneuriaid ifanc ac rwy'n edrych ymlaen at weld y cynnyrch terfynol sydd ar werth ym Marchnad Dan Do Pont-y-pŵl."
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