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Awards in workshop

Young Enterprise Awards 2023

2023 was a very successful year for The Plank™ both in terms of business growth and the Young Enterprise Scheme. During the Taranaki Regional Awards ceremony held in October The Plank™ received several awards including; Social Media and Marketing – Regional winner Retail Award – Regional winner National Excellence Award for Sales and Marketing – Runner

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Tradeshows, Giveaways, Events and more

Introduction Business and promotional development has been a big focus of term two and three this year, the result have been the development of our workspace and attendance to many local events including the King of the Mountain BBQ competition. The Plank™ is also continuing in the Young Enterprise Scheme program which included a trip

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Jacob McCrea from 'The Plank', handing over his donated prize at Patea Fising Competition

Fishing Competitions, Trade Shows, and YES!

Term One 2023, YES Report Term one has been jam packed with trade shows, local events product development,and of course back to school for another year of Young Enterprise Scheme NZ. Business and product development has been a big focus of term one and the result has seen the development of a new logo reflecting

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Thats a Wrap for The Plank 2022

New Year for our Young Enterprise Business

That’s a Wrap! What a year 2022 has been. Full of awards, product development, and milestones for our young enterprise business. Back in February 2022 three friends and I at Hawera High School formed a team to start up a Young Enterprise Scheme NZ business. After some brainstorming we came up with an idea to

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The Plank November Summer Prize giveaway

Win an Egg Rack, Seasoning Block, and Hemp Seed Wood Oil

Win! Win! Win! All purchases on our website during November go in the draw to win this fabulous prize! Handmade in Hawera, South Taranaki from locally sourced natural Macrocarpa wood the ‘Egg Rack’ and ‘Seasoning Block’ are made out of off-cuts from our chopping board making process. Instead of throwing  off-cuts on the waste pile,

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The Plank™ an Award Winning YES business

The Plank™ an Award-Winning YES Company

Pictured L to R: Jessica Parker (Taranaki Chamber of Commerce), Rahiri Hohaiatapiki, Jacob McCrea, Corban Ellis, Caleb Bird, and Carolyn Miles (HHS Young Enterprise Teacher) On Thursday 27th October The Plank™ attended the Regional Young Enterprise Scheme prize giving in New Plymouth held at The Plymouth International. The evening was to celebrate the many YES

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