The first heat in this the tenth series of the Yorkshire Television programme that is searching for the most enterprising businessperson in the region under the age of 25. Four contestants from across Yorkshire, Humberside and Lincolnshire compete to be selected to go forward to the final of Enterprize 90 and its £5000 1st prize. A quick-fire introduction to each of the four contestants in the first heat. Title: Enterprize 90 Coming out onto the stage presenter Ruth Pitt welcomes both the...

The first heat in this the tenth series of the Yorkshire Television programme that is searching for the most enterprising businessperson in the region under the age of 25. Four contestants from across Yorkshire, Humberside and Lincolnshire compete to be selected to go forward to the final of Enterprize 90 and its £5000 1st prize. A quick-fire introduction to each of the four contestants in the first heat. Title: Enterprize 90 Coming out onto the stage presenter Ruth Pitt welcomes both the audience and viewers to this new series of Enterprize 90, the competition programme which finds the region’s most enterprising young businessperson. She provides details on the qualities the judging panel have been looking for in these contestants all aged under 25 such as business skill, courage, initiative and hard work and that the eventual winner will be walking away not only with the Enterprize 90 trophy as well as a total prize fund of £9000. Ruth moves on to introduce the judging panel beginning with its chair Commercial Manager with Lloyds Bank Michael Walker followed by Keith Loudon Stockbroker with Redmayne-Bentley and Bill Rooney Chairman of Spring Ram in Leeds. The first contestant in this first heat is 25-year-old Julie Anderson a Theatrical Costumier from Leeds. As she works with her three members of staff working on and sorting through various stage costumes Julie talks about how her company was started, her role within the business and to whom she supplies costumes including local repository companies as well as regional and national opera companies. A shop run by Julie in the city centre with her inside during a fitting for a period bridal ware which she explains is a secondary business to the theatrical work she does. Returning to the studio she takes questions from the judging panel. The second contestant is 25-year-old Robert Brooks from Hull. In his office at Rapidgram (UK) Ltd he provides details on his two hour nationwide private telegram service company. As a woman walks into a local newsagent to send a message Richard provides details on how the service works with a message being written by the customer and faxed to Rapidgram where it is forwarded onto one of around 700 agents around the country where it is hand delivered. In the Rapidgram office some of his five employees at work with Richard providing details on what they do. As he works on a computer in his office he talks about plans for the future with expansion into Europe in the coming months followed by Australia. Back in the studio he takes questions with regards his business by the judging panel. The third contestant in this heat is 22-year-old Amanda Allen of Allen Plant Hire of Sleaford in Lincolnshire. As she arrives on a building site she talks in voiceover about her plant hire business. As she delivers a piece of equipment to a manager on site she talks about her stock and how she is working to increase it. Amanda climbs aboard a dumper truck and explains for larger items like this she does monthly maintenance checks. She also checks over a large pump which is emptying water from a deep ditch. As she does so, she talks about how she does all the work herself from the ordering, deliveries and accounts. Returning to the studio she takes questions from the judging panel. The fourth and final contestant is 23-year-old private nursery owner Dawn Elliot from Harrogate. As a mother arrives at Smarties Day Nursery other children watching from a window with Dawn provides details in voiceover about the operation of this day nursery and playschool. Inside as Dawn and her staff of three watch over and play with the children she talks about her business and her staff. As she puts a baby into a cot in another room, she talks about the types of women and children who use the service and her plans to expand with a second nursery. Back in the studio answers questions from the judging panel. As the judges consider who will go through to the final and a chance of winning £5000 Ruth talks about last year’s winner of Enterprize 89 Julie Pownall from Chesterfield who has recently expanded her office furniture business into Sheffield. Turning to Michael Walker who after giving a summing up of each contestant names Julie Anderson as the winner of this first heat. Ruth brings the programme to a close shaking hand with all the contestants over the closing credits. Credit: Enterprize 90 was presented by Ruth Pitt Title: With Judges Michael Walker, Keith Loudon, Bill Rooney Credit: Designer Robert Scott Graphics David Hartley ENG Editor Fiona Bowey Research Annie Goodyear Director Peter Jones Editor David Lowen Executive Producer Graham Ironside Title: Next Week Heat Two. © Yorkshire Television Ltd 1990 End title: Yorkshire Television Production