'Cracking' business idea inspires youth award

3:00pm Saturday 16th June 2012 in News Photograph of the Author By Debbie Waite, Features writer

Emily Duffy Emily Duffy

A SCHOOLGIRL who hit upon a ‘cracking’ business idea selling eggs has inspired a new award.

Emily Duffy, 13, from Alkerton near Banbury, started out giving away eggs from her flock of hens to her neighbours But when the orders started coming in she turned it into a business, delivering the eggs and even giving discounts for larger orders.

Last year, Banbury Women in Business was so impressed by Emily’s achievements that they awarded her a special accolade.

This year she has inspired the group to create a new category in their annual awards – the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Emily, a pupil at Sibford School in Sibford Ferris, said: “I am really pleased they decided to create a new category and I really hope that other young people will think about starting businesses too.

“After I won the award, I wanted to have more hens and expand the business, but we were limited by the space in our garden. My mum and dad then offered to lend me the money to build a new hen run in the field and we all set about building a properly fenced and netted enclosure to keep out foxes.

“From having a handful of hens in the garden and a few eggs a day we now have 23 layers and another 12 about to start laying in a few weeks time.”

Emily has bought a cockerel and hopes to hatch her own birds, as well as eventually selling her wares at farmers markets. A website for her business, Duff Eggs, is also in the pipeline.

Non-Lawyer Associate Jayne Lees, from Banbury Women in Business said: “Her lovely story was a natural catalyst to creating a new award for young entrepreneurs for 2012.

“We are looking forward to hearing how other 11 to 18-year-olds are starting business ventures and making money before they have even left education.”

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All young people in the Banbury area are eligible and entry is open until September 15, 2012.

For details, go to www.banburywomeninbusiness.co.uk

Comments (5)

6:41pm Mon 18 Jun 12

Dr bob is my hero says...

Well done Emily's mum and dad in providing the land and finance for this. There are many children on Blackbird Leys who also have business dreams, but not the parents with the land or money to start them up. But then that is the great British way, those that have it (the money) prosper, and those that don't, stay in the gutter. Very Sad, but true.
Well done Emily's mum and dad in providing the land and finance for this. There are many children on Blackbird Leys who also have business dreams, but not the parents with the land or money to start them up. But then that is the great British way, those that have it (the money) prosper, and those that don't, stay in the gutter. Very Sad, but true. Dr bob is my hero

7:41pm Mon 18 Jun 12

Phian says...

Dr bob is my hero wrote:
Well done Emily's mum and dad in providing the land and finance for this. There are many children on Blackbird Leys who also have business dreams, but not the parents with the land or money to start them up. But then that is the great British way, those that have it (the money) prosper, and those that don't, stay in the gutter. Very Sad, but true.
There are many rich kids who sit on their backside letting mummy and daddy do everything for them.
Perhaps if gumption and a work ethic runs in the family, that is how Emily's parents came to own the land in the first place.
Why bring Blackbird Leys into it ? There are many people on there who have more money than I but if they worked for it then good luck to them.
[quote][p][bold]Dr bob is my hero[/bold] wrote: Well done Emily's mum and dad in providing the land and finance for this. There are many children on Blackbird Leys who also have business dreams, but not the parents with the land or money to start them up. But then that is the great British way, those that have it (the money) prosper, and those that don't, stay in the gutter. Very Sad, but true.[/p][/quote]There are many rich kids who sit on their backside letting mummy and daddy do everything for them. Perhaps if gumption and a work ethic runs in the family, that is how Emily's parents came to own the land in the first place. Why bring Blackbird Leys into it ? There are many people on there who have more money than I but if they worked for it then good luck to them. Phian

8:05pm Mon 18 Jun 12

Dr bob is my hero says...

Phian wrote:
Dr bob is my hero wrote:
Well done Emily's mum and dad in providing the land and finance for this. There are many children on Blackbird Leys who also have business dreams, but not the parents with the land or money to start them up. But then that is the great British way, those that have it (the money) prosper, and those that don't, stay in the gutter. Very Sad, but true.
There are many rich kids who sit on their backside letting mummy and daddy do everything for them.
Perhaps if gumption and a work ethic runs in the family, that is how Emily's parents came to own the land in the first place.
Why bring Blackbird Leys into it ? There are many people on there who have more money than I but if they worked for it then good luck to them.
I bought B/B/Leys as an example, it doesnae matter how hard they work, they will not have the land or spare cash to put their kids into emiliys position at her age. Money goes to money, that was my point.
[quote][p][bold]Phian[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Dr bob is my hero[/bold] wrote: Well done Emily's mum and dad in providing the land and finance for this. There are many children on Blackbird Leys who also have business dreams, but not the parents with the land or money to start them up. But then that is the great British way, those that have it (the money) prosper, and those that don't, stay in the gutter. Very Sad, but true.[/p][/quote]There are many rich kids who sit on their backside letting mummy and daddy do everything for them. Perhaps if gumption and a work ethic runs in the family, that is how Emily's parents came to own the land in the first place. Why bring Blackbird Leys into it ? There are many people on there who have more money than I but if they worked for it then good luck to them.[/p][/quote]I bought B/B/Leys as an example, it doesnae matter how hard they work, they will not have the land or spare cash to put their kids into emiliys position at her age. Money goes to money, that was my point. Dr bob is my hero

10:17am Tue 19 Jun 12

Lady Penelopee says...

Dr bob is my hero wrote:
Phian wrote:
Dr bob is my hero wrote: Well done Emily's mum and dad in providing the land and finance for this. There are many children on Blackbird Leys who also have business dreams, but not the parents with the land or money to start them up. But then that is the great British way, those that have it (the money) prosper, and those that don't, stay in the gutter. Very Sad, but true.
There are many rich kids who sit on their backside letting mummy and daddy do everything for them. Perhaps if gumption and a work ethic runs in the family, that is how Emily's parents came to own the land in the first place. Why bring Blackbird Leys into it ? There are many people on there who have more money than I but if they worked for it then good luck to them.
I bought B/B/Leys as an example, it doesnae matter how hard they work, they will not have the land or spare cash to put their kids into emiliys position at her age. Money goes to money, that was my point.
Not really.

It just means you have to work a bit harder to achieve what you want, thus making you a stronger person.

With a defeatist attitude, assuming you can't do anything unless you have money, then you won't achieve anything in life.
[quote][p][bold]Dr bob is my hero[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Phian[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Dr bob is my hero[/bold] wrote: Well done Emily's mum and dad in providing the land and finance for this. There are many children on Blackbird Leys who also have business dreams, but not the parents with the land or money to start them up. But then that is the great British way, those that have it (the money) prosper, and those that don't, stay in the gutter. Very Sad, but true.[/p][/quote]There are many rich kids who sit on their backside letting mummy and daddy do everything for them. Perhaps if gumption and a work ethic runs in the family, that is how Emily's parents came to own the land in the first place. Why bring Blackbird Leys into it ? There are many people on there who have more money than I but if they worked for it then good luck to them.[/p][/quote]I bought B/B/Leys as an example, it doesnae matter how hard they work, they will not have the land or spare cash to put their kids into emiliys position at her age. Money goes to money, that was my point.[/p][/quote]Not really. It just means you have to work a bit harder to achieve what you want, thus making you a stronger person. With a defeatist attitude, assuming you can't do anything unless you have money, then you won't achieve anything in life. Lady Penelopee

5:09pm Wed 20 Jun 12

Dr bob is my hero says...

Lady Penelopee wrote:
Dr bob is my hero wrote:
Phian wrote:
Dr bob is my hero wrote: Well done Emily's mum and dad in providing the land and finance for this. There are many children on Blackbird Leys who also have business dreams, but not the parents with the land or money to start them up. But then that is the great British way, those that have it (the money) prosper, and those that don't, stay in the gutter. Very Sad, but true.
There are many rich kids who sit on their backside letting mummy and daddy do everything for them. Perhaps if gumption and a work ethic runs in the family, that is how Emily's parents came to own the land in the first place. Why bring Blackbird Leys into it ? There are many people on there who have more money than I but if they worked for it then good luck to them.
I bought B/B/Leys as an example, it doesnae matter how hard they work, they will not have the land or spare cash to put their kids into emiliys position at her age. Money goes to money, that was my point.
Not really.

It just means you have to work a bit harder to achieve what you want, thus making you a stronger person.

With a defeatist attitude, assuming you can't do anything unless you have money, then you won't achieve anything in life.
A bit like Robert Maxwell who came to this country with nothing and created an empire. And we all know what happened there.
[quote][p][bold]Lady Penelopee[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Dr bob is my hero[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Phian[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Dr bob is my hero[/bold] wrote: Well done Emily's mum and dad in providing the land and finance for this. There are many children on Blackbird Leys who also have business dreams, but not the parents with the land or money to start them up. But then that is the great British way, those that have it (the money) prosper, and those that don't, stay in the gutter. Very Sad, but true.[/p][/quote]There are many rich kids who sit on their backside letting mummy and daddy do everything for them. Perhaps if gumption and a work ethic runs in the family, that is how Emily's parents came to own the land in the first place. Why bring Blackbird Leys into it ? There are many people on there who have more money than I but if they worked for it then good luck to them.[/p][/quote]I bought B/B/Leys as an example, it doesnae matter how hard they work, they will not have the land or spare cash to put their kids into emiliys position at her age. Money goes to money, that was my point.[/p][/quote]Not really. It just means you have to work a bit harder to achieve what you want, thus making you a stronger person. With a defeatist attitude, assuming you can't do anything unless you have money, then you won't achieve anything in life.[/p][/quote]A bit like Robert Maxwell who came to this country with nothing and created an empire. And we all know what happened there. Dr bob is my hero

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