Mind Your Own Business - Tomorrow's People

Budgeting with real money, working with industry experts and selling to real customers brings enterprise to life in a supportive environment designed to dramatically enhance participants’ confidence and prepare them for work.

1. Selling challenge – Young people kick-start the week with a challenge to sell ethical products to real customers. 

2. Interest free loan – Young people access £40 to develop their own business ideas to take to a live community marketplace. 

3. Enterprise knowledge – Throughout the week, young people learn about business topics such as target market, USP, pricing, profit, marketing, production and social enterprise

4. Employability skills – A host of skills are developed such as presentation, customer service, team working, decision making, time management as well as building confidence.

5. Industry involvement – Young people are exposed to the real world of work through an industry site visit and / or masterclass with employee mentoring and feedback.  

6. Reflection – Pushing boundaries, self-awareness and reflection form the building blocks of the week. We review how they’ve developed, and reflecting on how taking on new challenges will help them move forward.