Pack 1- Welcome to the School Enterprise Challenge!

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Pack 1:

Introduction


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Contents

Welcome.................................................................................................................1Pack 1: Introduction ...............................................................................................1How to Use Pack 1 ..................................................................................................1Learning Outcomes.................................................................................................1About The School Enterprise Challenge.................................................................2What is a School Enterprise?..................................................................................2Benefits of Participating .........................................................................................35 Steps to Victory....................................................................................................4Route 1 vs. Route 2.................................................................................................5Country Level Competitions ...................................................................................6Judging Criteria .......................................................................................................7People, Profit, Planet..............................................................................................8Prizes.......................................................................................................................9Entrepreneurship Scheme of Work ......................................................................10About Teach A Man To Fish..................................................................................10School Enterprise Challenge 2011........................................................................11Lesson Plan 1: Welcome to the School Enterprise Challenge..............................12


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Welcome

Welcome to the School Enterprise Challenge! This pack is the first in a series that willguide you through the whole process successfully from forming your team and

writing your business plan, all the way through to generating income from your

enterprise and hopefully winning some great prizes!

Before going any further, please ensure that you have registered your educational

institution to participate in the Challenge at:

http://tinyurl.com/c7tj698

You must register before 2nd July 2012

Good Luck!

Pack 1: Introduction

Pack 1 in the School Enterprise Challenge Guide is designed to introduce you and

your students to the School Enterprise Challenge, help you to understand some of

the key concepts, and give you some examples of how you might develop a

successful school based enterprise. You will also find a suggested lesson plan to help

you introduce the concept of entrepreneurship to your students, and a fun

interactive quiz to help engage your students in the process.

How to Use Pack 1

When you receive any of the packs in the School Enterprise Challenge Guide, it is

useful if you read it in its entirety before attempting to do any of the exercises or

teach the lesson plans. When using Pack 1, we recommend that you:

1. Read the whole pack2. Use the lesson plan at the end of the pack to introduce the School Enterprise

Challenge to your students if you feel that it is appropriate. If you would like

to adapt the lesson plan to a particular age group or subject, please feel free

to do so.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this pack, you should understand the following:

1. What the School Enterprise Challenge is and what the benefits ofparticipating are

2. How you can participate successfully i.e:a. What the judging criteria areb. What other schools have done to be successful


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c. Which prizes you are eligible to wind.

What the Five Steps to Victory are

About The School Enterprise Challenge

The School Enterprise Challenge is a global competition aimed at creating groups of

globally aware, socially responsible young entrepreneurs. We want schools to set up

student-led enterprises that:

1. Generate real profits to help support their educational activities.2. Are student-led, and therefore provide the students that attend the school

with the chance to gain hands-on experience of what it is like to run a realbusiness.

3. Are sustainable, and will grow and develop year on year.There are two different ways of participating in the School Enterprise Challenge,

known as Route 1 and Route 2. Route 1 is aimed at schools in developing

countries, while Route 2 is aimed at schools in wealthier countries. Please see Page 5

for more information on both Routes. If you are reading this pack, it is because you

registered to participate in Route 1. However, if you would prefer to participate in

Route 2, please contact us as soon as possible at

[email protected]

What is a School Enterprise?

Before beginning, it is a good idea to be clear on what exactly a school enterprise is.

A school enterprise is a business that is owned by a school but that is staffed and

operated by the students that attend it. Enterprises should be sustainable, selling

products or services on a consistent basis (i.e. not a one-off event), and at least part

of the profits should be re-invested in the schools educational activities or growing

the business further. Below you will find some examples of successful school

enterprises

Centro de Educacin Alternativa Agrcola (CEAA), Bolivia: Jam Production

The students at CEAA have long been involved in

growing and selling fruit at their school. However,

they realised that a much better profit margin

could be made from making jam (or jelly) from

the fruit and selling that instead. The students

conducted market research in the town in which

they live, and found that there was strongdemand for such a product. They make, package,


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market and sell the jam themselves, which generates income for the school, as well

as teaching the students valuable skills.

Ondati Girls School, Kenya: Mobile Phone Charging Business

The girls at Ondati have founded a mobile phone

charging business, the income from which helps to

support their educational activities at school. They

thought that this would be a good idea as many of the

people in neighbouring villages depended upon their

mobile phones but did not have facilities to charge

them. The girls take it in turns to run the charging kiosk

and have regular company board meetings to ensurethat the business continues to run smoothly

Benefits of Participating

Create a new and sustainable source of income for your educationalinstitution.

Be in with a chance of winning a USD $5,000 Grand Prize or a runners upprize of $2,000 in Stage Two, or one of three $1,000 prizes in Stage One forthe best business plans. There is over $40,000 worth of prizes available for

schools, as well as individual staff members and students.

Empower your students with valuable skills and experience through offeringthem a hands-on education in the challenges of running a real business.

Forge links with your local community through including them in the start-upand running of your enterprise.

Generate publicity and recognition for your school locally, nationally andinternationally. Have the opportunity to develop relationships with schools across the world.


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5 Steps to Victory

STEP 1Form your School Enterprise

Challenge Team and decide

on a business activity

STEP 2

Research, Write and

Submit a Business Plan.

STEP 3

Launch your School

Enterprise and generateincome.

STEP 4

Share News about your

school enterprise through

regular blogs.

STEP 5

Create a Financial and

Narrative Report to tell us

how you did.

ACTIONRegister your institution on our

website.

Select Teachers to be involved

Select Students to be involved

ACTION

Have all Students & Teachers

discuss Business Ideas

Carry out Market Research

Write out a Financial Plan

ACTION

Open your business to the public

Generate an income

Keep your Finances up to date!

ACTION

Set up a Blog

Write regularly, e.g. weekly

Upload photos

ACTION

Write a full Financial Plan

Write a Narrative Report

THINK ABOUT

Introduce all participants to the

concept of an enterprise

THINK ABOUT

Brainstorm

The deadline for this stage is 31st

July 2012. Full guidance and

templates will be sent outlater

in the competition.

THINK ABOUT

Raise awareness of yourbusiness before opening, e.g.

hold promotional days

Record all transactions

THINK ABOUT

Blog about problems, solutions,

events, achievements

Think about other social media

that you could use, e.g.

Facebook and Twitter

THINK ABOUT

The deadline for this stage is 3rd

December 2012. Full guidance

and Templates will be sent outlater in the competition.


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Route 1 vs. Route 2

There are 2 ways of competing in the School Enterprise Challenge: Route 1 andRoute 2. This pack is for those schools who have registered for Route 1, where you

will not only write a business plan but also implement that plan and generate income

for their school by launching a school-based enterprise.

Route 1 is open to Schools in Developing and Developed Countries.

Schools register online and we will send a full resource pack with information on

how to create a business plan and start their enterprise. The competition then takes

place in two stages:

Stage I: Business plan competition. Students decide on their enterprise andresearch & develop a business plan outlining what they intend to do & how

they will finance it.

Stage II: Enterprise challenge: Schools elect a board to manage the business,assign roles, mobilize resources for start-up, and implement their enterprises.

Schools will have the option of either (i) participating in the competition at their own

pace or (ii) being taken through the competition on a week by week basis through

emails, weekly online surgeries or guidance materials.

Help and assistance will be provided to competing schools at every step of the way

by Teach A Man To Fish - through surgeries with business experts, weekly emails,

and advice from mentors. The most under-resourced schools will also have the

option of receiving weekly communications via text message.

Schools are asked to provide a short report and income figures once a month via

online survey or text message and submit a final report and profit and loss statement

at the end of the year.

Route 2 is another way for schools in developed countries to participate in thecompetition this year. These schools will have the option of participating by writingand submitting a business plan aimed at a partner school in a developing country.

The partner school can either be:

A pre-existing partner school, or A new partner matched to them by Teach A Man To Fish

Schools will be encouraged to interact with their overseas partner schools as much

as possible, and to learn from each others experience of the business planningprocess.


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If you are interested in forming a partnership with a school participating via Route 2,

please let us know by emailing us at [email protected]. Please alsomention whether you already have a partnership with a school abroad and want to

work with them, or whether you would like us to partner you with a school.

Country Level CompetitionsA country level winner will be named in every country of the world that has

participating schools this year. All country level winners will be awarded a certificate

and will be named on our website. In some countries however, there will also be

prize funds available. These countries are as follows:

Nicaragua Paraguay South Africa Tanzania Uganda

In addition to being eligible to win the global and regional prizes, schools in these

countries are also eligible to win country level prizes there are prizes of $500 and

$1,000 available in each of these countries for stages one and two respectively. In

addition, there also may be workshops available for you to attend in these countries.

For more details about country level competitions, please email us at

[email protected]


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Judging Criteria

Throughout the course of the competition, it is important that you keep thecompetition judging criteria at the forefront of your mind. The full judging criteria for

both Stage One and Stage Two are listed below. If you have any questions regarding

this, please do not hesitate to contact Teach A Man To Fish for clarification.

Stage One

Business plans will be judged on the following criteria:

Quality of research: You will need to demonstrate that your business plan iswell researched and show sound knowledge of your target market.

Quality of financial plan: A clear financial plan is vital to ensure the success ofany business.

Feasibility: You must prove that the business you have planned is feasible. Sustainability: Business plans must demonstrate that were they to be

implemented, the business would be financially sustainable over time.

People, Profit, Planet: Business plans should show that if implemented theywould:

o Turn a profit (or at least demonstrate the potential to do so)o Have a positive impact on the local communityo Have a low or positive impact on the environment

Stage Two

School enterprises developed during the start-up phase will be judged on the

following criteria:

Return on Investment: Your enterprise will be judged according to theamount of income it has generated relative to the initial investment made.

Entrepreneurship: You must show the ability to innovate, adapt, & persevere. Record Keeping: The judges will need to see that you have kept clear and

consistent records of your finances and productivity levels.

Communication: You must maintain regular blog updates (at least one percalendar month for the duration of the competition) on the progress of your

enterprise.

People, Profit, Planet: Enterprises should:o Turn a profit (or at least demonstrate the potential to do so)o Have a positive impact on the local communityo

Have a low or positive impact on the environment


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People, Profit, Planet

Businesses must aim to meet one or more of the criteria of People, Profit andPlanet, as these will be taken into account when judging the winning enterprise.

There will be a grand prize for best overall business, and global level prizes to

recognise the best business in the categories of:

People social enterprise, which aims to have a positive impact on thecommunity

Planet green business, which aims to be environmentally friendly Profit which aims to generate the greatest profit relative to original

investment

You will find examples of school businesses which meet the separate criteria below:

People: Indeco Community School, Zambia Uniform & Bag Making.

Students at Indeco Community School in Zambia set up a business making bags and

school uniforms, to be sold to the local schools.

Their business has had a fantastic impact on the

local community, employing four local

members and organising taster days for other

schools to introduce them to their business. Allprofits made have been used for the business

itself and also in improving the school,

including the installation of electricity,

improving the Divine Hands students wellbeing

and productivity.

Planet: The Heritage School, India: Mushroom Cultivation.

The Heritage School in India set up a mushroom

growing business, called THS Mushroom, as ameans of generating a cheap, healthy food

source in an ecologically friendly way. They

grew the mushrooms on waste material from

farms, such as straw and sawdust that is usually

burnt, causing air pollution. The waste material

from their production was then recycled,

providing a more fertile base from which to

grow their mushrooms. Students were involved from the planning to the cultivation

and have developed and honed various management skills.


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Profit: Gymnasium N4, Belarus: Furniture Repair

The students at Gymnasium N4 in Belarus set up

a business repainting and repairing school

furniture, including tables and chairs. They

immediately identified a niche in the market and

offered their services to 37 secondary schools

with over 10,000 students in total. By working

together with the Education Department and

local Job Centre they have been able to create a

very successful business, teaching their students

new skills and providing members of the local community with jobs. In spite of a

challenging economy, with rapid inflation rates of over 100% a month, the students

at Gymnasium N4 have managed to turn a sizeable profit. This money has been

spent on providing breakfast to poor students for 5 months while the rest has been

reinvested back into the business to continue its development.

Prizes

We are offering over $40,000 worth of prizes for the most enterprising schools,

teachers and students in the 2012 competition. This includes $5,000 for the overall

global winner, three prizes of$2,500 for the winners in each category (People, Profit

and Planet), and six prizes of$1,000 for the Regional Winners.

As well as this we will be offering individual prizes this year to reward the best

students and teachers, such as $2,000 for the best teacher and $1,000 for the three

runners up, a laptop for the top overall student and cameras for the runners-up.

GLOBAL PRIZE = 5000

PEOPLE, PROFIT, PLANET

PRIZES = $2500

STUDENTS

Winner = Laptop

3 x Runners up = Camera

TEACHERS

Winner = $2000

3 x Runners up = $1000


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Entrepreneurship Scheme of Work

Throughout this competition you will be provided with a series of lesson plans whichare designed to be taught throughout the course of the School Enterprise Challenge

in order to help your students gain the most educational benefit possible from

participating. Although it is not strictly necessary to use these, you will probably find

them helpful in incorporating the School Enterprise Challenge into school life. You

should feel free to adapt them as you see fit, and will probably find them most useful

during Steps One and Two.

About Teach A Man To Fish

At Teach A Man To Fish, we believe that education is the key to tackling global

poverty. Our organization helps children from poor families across Africa, Asia and

Latin America get the quality education they deserve. We work with schools to

create new sources of income so that the poorest children can attend for free. All of

our students gain hands-on involvement and learn practical skills and

entrepreneurship.

Since 2006 Teach A Man To Fish has

successfully implemented its model of

financially self-sufficient education in

many schools across the developingworld. Our projects range from snail

farming in Ghana to mango nurseries in

Kenya, floriculture in Nepal to an Internet

cafe in Uganda. By teaching students

business and entrepreneurship skills

alongside their government curricula,

Teach A Man To Fish schools are sending a

new generation of empowered young people out into the world.

Please visit our website www.teachamantofish.org.uk to see how our model offinancially self sufficient education works in practice.


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School Enterprise Challenge 2011

In 2011, Teach A Man To Fish ran the first ever School Enterprise Challenge to an

overwhelming response. This global educational competition saw over 600 schools register,

and a huge variety of businesses developed from restaurants and school cafs to bag

making and furniture repair, and even growing and selling mushrooms.

Schools from 37 countries took part last year, with more than USD $75,000 in

additional school net income generated through these student-led enterprises!

Not only have the students who took part developed practical transferrable business

skills, they have also gained in self-confidence and it is clear that many schools have

found the competition a truly empowering experience. Participating in the School

Enterprise Challenge has shown schools that they are all capable of running a

business, regardless of how little resources they may have.

The competition is set to be even bigger and more exciting in 2012, with entry nowopen to all schools worldwide.

An example of what can be achieved is JR School, Mauritius,

who won the global prize and $10,000 in last years

competition:

The students at JR school took on the task of rejuvenating a run-

down caf by creating business plan and implementing new

organisational systems to improve the efficiency of the caf.

Students have learnt important management, marketing and

sales skills and have been given the opportunity to gain adiploma in Food & Beverage handling.


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Lesson Plan 1: Welcome to the School Enterprise Challenge.

Time: 40 minutes

Learning Objectives:

To introduce students to the School Enterprise Challenge & motivate them toparticipate

To give an overview of the stages involved in the competition. To introduce students to the concept of entrepreneur.

Resources:

Paper and pens for each group Student Handout Enterprise Quiz

Learning Outcomes:

The competition might sound daunting to your students, due to its global nature and

the things we are asking them to do. This lesson should assuage any worries about

taking part and explain the step by step nature in which the competition will

progress.

Procedure Rationale Interaction/Timing

1. Introduce students to theSchool Enterprise

Challenge explain what

it is (see notes)

2. Ask the class what theythink the benefits of

participating in this

competition are. Askstudents to should out

suggestions.

To introduce the

competition.

To motivate students to

take part.

To highlight the benefits of

taking part.

5 minutes

Class activity, write

suggestions on aboard. (5 minutes)

3. Introduce the examples oflast years entrants (see

notes). Ask them to

comment on the

businesses good idea?

Could they do something

differently? Etc.

To show the students that

the challenge is very

achievable and that

schools with very few

resources have been able

to excel.

Students work in pairs

to read the

example/Work as a

group and read the

examples to the class.

(10 minutes)


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4. Explain the 5 steps tovictory students (seepage. 3 of this guide)

5. Ask students what theythink of the competition.

Is it a good idea? What

skills do they think they

will learn?

Shows students how the

competition will progress.

To gauge interest of

students in the

competition.

Class work (5 minutes)

Class work (5 minutes)

6. Distribute the studenthandout (see below) and

ask students to complete.Ask students to

remember their results

for the future.

Introduce students to the

concept of entrepreneur.

Individual work (10

mins)

Extra Activities:

If they have access to the internet, ask students to visit the Teach A Man To Fish

website and read about the rest of last years entries:

www.teachamantofish.org.uk/school-enterprise-challenge.

Also ask students to start thinking about potential business ideas that will be

explored further in the next stage of the competition.

Notes:

What is the School Enterprise Challenge:

A global, two stage competition for school aimed at creating groups of globally

aware, socially responsible young entrepreneurs. We want schools to set up student-

led enterprises using our step by step guides. These businesses can be anything,

from bag making to mushroom growing to furniture repair and any school of any ageis eligible to take part.

Benefits

1. The school business will give students valuable hands on experience of whatit is like to run a real business. Developing skills, such as business planning,

project management and sales, will give students greater opportunities to

gain work in the business world after school.

2. The business will generate additional income for the school to help supportmore educational activities and improve the welfare of students.

3. Due to the global nature of the competition students have the chance to


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develop partnerships with schools in other countries, exposing them to new

experiences and cultures.

4. Prizes! These including $5000 for the winning school and a laptop for the beststudent.

Examples of 2011 Entrants

JR School, Mauritius

Business: Students Caf

The students at JR School set up a Caf that utilises

produce from the schools garden. It provides typical

snacks and meals to the public, and markets itself as

organic and sustainable. The Caf provides students withexperience in both Catering, (which covers gardening and

cooking), and Business, (which involves the management

and marketing of the Caf). A rota ensures that students

experience each area of the business on a weekly basis,

without disrupting the academic timetable. The school is

optimistic about the future, and would like to expand the

range of products that the caf sells, and would like to

increase the production of the garden so they can increase

their supply network.

Participation has changed our lives and provided a new orientation for the future of

the JR School, its students and customers, parents, trainers and the community at

large!

Indeco Community School, Zambia

Business: Manufacturing Bags and School Uniforms

The Indeco Community School in Zambia

wanted to set up a business making

school uniforms, to be sold to the local

schools. However, they had no start up

capital to buy the materials needed to

make these uniforms. To generate this

money they used donated pieces of

material and rope to create bags that

were sold to the local and tourist

communities. With some successful

advertising demand for the bags has rapidly increased and the School has now

manage generate sufficient funds to buy the material and start producing school

uniforms.Their business has had a fantastic impact on the local community,

employing four local members and organising taster days for other schools to


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introduce them to their business. All profits made have been used for the business

itself and also in improving the school, including the installation of electricity,

improving the Divine Hands students wellbeing and productivity.

The fact that Indeco Divine Hands has a website and is a part of the School

Enterprise Challenge has really brightened the spirits of the school community.

Gymnasium N4, Belarus

Business: Table & Chair Repair

The students at Gymnasium N4 in Belarus

set up a business repainting and repairing

school furniture, including tables and chairs.They immediately identified a niche in the

market and offered their services to 37

secondary schools with over 10,000 students

in total. By working together with the

Education Department and local Job Centre

they have been able to create a very

successful business, teaching their students

new skills and providing members of the local community with jobs. In spite of a

challenging economy, with rapid inflation rates of over 100% a month, the students

at Gymnasium N4 have managed to turn a sizeable profit. This money has beenspent on proving breakfast to poor students for 5 months while the rest has been

reinvested back into the business to continue its development.

My team is very grateful to have had the chance to participate in this competition

and to have gained the new experiences of planning, starting and managing a

business.

The Heritage School, India

Business: Mushroom Cultivation

The Heritage School in India set up a mushroom growing business, called THSMushroom, as a means of generating a cheap,

healthy food source in an ecologically friendly

way. They grew the mushrooms on waste

material from farms, such as straw and

sawdust, that is usually burnt, causing air

pollution. The waste material from their

production was then recycled, providing a more

fertile base from which to grow their

mushrooms. Students were involved from the

planning to the cultivation and have developed and honed various management

skills.


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Student Handout Enterprise Quiz

This quiz is designed to get your students to start to think about the skills they willneed to be a successful entrepreneur. Dont treat it like a regular test though it is

designed to be fun! It might even be best to allow them to grade their own tests to

ensure that they are honest about the answers they are giving. Make sure you revisit

their answers at the end of the year to see how they have progressed.

1. How do you feel about running your own business?a. Excited! Id love to be a famous business person.b. I would like to run my own business, but Im not sure that I have the

right skills.

c. It seems really difficult and I think that working for someone elsewould be much easier and more enjoyable.

2. Do you feel confident that if you ask someone to buy something, they will doso?

a. Yes always! I think I would make a great salespersonb. I think I could probably get someone to buy something if I tried, but

Im not really sure how to go about it.

c. The idea of trying to make someone buy something makes menervous.

3. Are you frightened about trying new ways of doing things in case they dontwork out the way you planned?

a. Nob. Not surec. Yes

4. How easy do you find it to take a decision quickly?a. Easyb. It depends what the decision isc. Difficult


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5. When you hit an obstacle in reaching a goal, are you more likely to say toyourself:

a. This isnt an obstacle its an opportunity!b. Maybe theres another way to reach my goal, and besides, Id rather

try something new.

c. If I just stick to my game plan, Ill get there.6. When you have to organise your own schedule, are you:

a. Fine, because you are really organisedb. Late for a lot of things!c. Im not sure because I have never had to organise my own schedule

7. How do you feel about leading other people in a group?a. I can get most people to go along with things without too much

difficultly.

b. People never like my ideas and dont listen to me so I dont like beingmade the leader.

c. I cant be bothered to lead others. Id rather let someone else do itand go with the flow.

8. How confident do you feel about your job prospects when you leave school?a. Pretty good Ive got lots of skills and Im sure someone will want to

give me a job.

b. I hadnt really thought about it yet.c. Nervous I dont really feel as if I understand the world of work very

well.

9. Which of the following best describes how you feel about your future career:a. I know what I want to do when I leave school and I know the steps I

need to take to get there. Im sure I will make it if I work hard enough.


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b. I have a fair idea of what I would like to do, but Im not really surehow Ill get there.

c. I have no idea of what I want to do and Im not really sure what myoptions are.

So how did you do?

If you got.

Mostly As

Congratulations! You are a born entrepreneur! Work hard during the School

Enterprise Challenge and you will be the next Bill Gates before you know it. Theres

always room for improvement though, so make sure that you listen to your

classmates and teachers for advice.

Mostly Bs

Youve certainly got potential to be a successful businessperson; you just need to

develop your skills and your confidence in yourself. By the end of the School

Enterprise Challenge youll definitely be getting there!

Mostly Cs

You might not be a natural entrepreneur, but dont sweat it you might discover

your inner businessperson during the course of the Challenge! Even if you dont,

there are lots of other jobs that could suit your skills and participating in the

Challenge will help you to learn more about the possibilities that are out there!

Documents

Pack 1- Welcome to the School Enterprise Challenge!