Beauty Sucess| 16.06.10

HND Beauty student Karen Johnstone, was announced as the winner of the The Young Enterprise Scotland, Small Business Programme, Business Planning Competition in June of this year. Fellow student Colette Jarvie was also named as the competition's runner up.

Karen's business plan was noted as standing out from the others as it identified a 'gap in the market', 'was of a high quality, notably her industry analysis and marketing plan' and contained 'financial assumptions which were well thought through and realistic.

Her reward a financial initial investment for her new business venture . Karen was awarded with the prize at the Young Enterprise Annual Awards Dinner which was held at Hampden Park on Wednesday 16 June.

All student submissions for the award were highly commended for their effort. ICAS commented that this effort 'would stand their authors in good stead should they pursue their own business in the future'. They also commented that all business plans 'displayed strong evidence of passion and understanding of the beauty business'.