SCHOOLS across Bucks are breeding the business brains of the future thanks to the Young Enterprise Competition.

And a team from the Royal Grammar School in High Wycombe has won this year's HSBC business plan award.

The programme that helps young people set up and run their own business while at school has been established for 38 years.

In the competition students set up a business and experience first-hand the trials and tribulations of running their own firm.

The team from the Royal Grammar School's business was called DigitALL.

Nivraj Bhamber, DigitALL's managing director, said they had to produce a business plan for the year and set up manufacturing and selling operations.

"We always knew we had an excellent product but we had to present a sound and coherent business plan, just like any other business.

"The award is brilliant. Now we want to go on and pick up other awards at this year's trade fair."

The firm has been selling digitised CVs, brochures and business cards for three months.

They are put on to CD ROM for fellow pupils at the school in Amersham Road and the service was also marketed to local businesses.

Gordon Jones, the chairman of Young Enterprise Wycombe, said: "This year's competition has been particularly strong because of the number of teams competing. The DigitALL plan was excellent in all sections with a clear and considered style."

Other Young Enterprise firms in the competition were Silver Rain, from Wycombe High School in Marlow Hill, who were second, and Slipstream, from John Hampden Grammar School in Marlow Hill, who were third.

February 14, 2002 13:38