We are inspired by the power of using real-life entrepreneurship as a learning tool. Meet Market is a platform and support network for young people not in education, employment, or training to take a hands-on approach to professional (and social) development through entrepreneurship. It provides an online and offline platform, giving young people the tools and support to launch micro-enterprises within the familiar context of street markets. Markets provide an unique opportunity to develop a wide range of skills, with exposure to procurement, profit margins, time management, relationships and marketing within a low-risk environment. Meet Market will help NEETs to explore this by providing micro-finance and support, enabling participants to essentially manage their own business as a learning process rather than purely an enterprise.

Tom  - 01/12/2012

Most public sector organisations have specialist assets that they do not use all the time (e.g. specialist cleaning equipment, specialist gardening equipment, minibuses or other forms of transport). Why not make these assets available to other public sector organisations for short periods? This would generate additional revenue for the organisation that owns the asset while also saving money for the organisation using the asset. In the past trying to set up lots of very short-term arrangements with multiple parties would have been too difficult, but with an online platform managing the informational flows should be relatively easy.

Paul - 05/09/2011