School Enterprise Challenge Grant

School Enterprise Challenge Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Teach A Man To Fish Foundation
Amount: Up to £1,000
Last Updated: May 20, 2025

Summary

The School Enterprise Challenge is an innovative program that empowers students to develop real businesses within their schools. Open to primary and secondary institutions globally, the initiative enhances business acumen and vital life skills among youth. With multiple competition deadlines, schools can engage at their convenience. Since its inception in 2011, over 40,000 schools from more than 100 countries have participated, fostering entrepreneurial spirit and contributing positively to society.

Overview

NOTE: There are multiple competition deadlines throughout the year - compete on either track to suit your school calendar! Step 1, Submit your Business Idea, is indicated by the LOI deadline listed above. Step 2 , Submit your Business Plan, is indicated by the pre proposal deadline listed above. Step 3, Submit your Annual Report, is indicated by the full proposal deadline listed above. What is it all About?

Eligibility

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Application Details

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INFORMATION PACK
FOR TEACHERS, LEARNERS AND PARENTS
The School Enterprise Challenge is an initiative of Teach A Man To Fish (charity registered in the United Kingdom number 1112699)

WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
The School Enterprise Challenge is an
award-winning educational programme that
supports teachers and young people to plan
and set up a real business at their school.
Our programme is proven to increase business skills and
essential life skills that prepare young people with the necessary
tools to pursue further education, navigate future career
opportunities, or to become job creators while contributing
positively to society.
The School Enterprise Challenge is open to all schools (primary
and secondary) from all countries. Since 2011, over 40,000
schools from more than 100 countries have signed up to take
part!

AT A GLANCE
Join a global movement
Practical, real-life
and play your part in
activities make learning
fostering the leaders of
more effective and fun!
tomorrow!
21st CENTURY INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION EXPERIENTIAL
SKILLS COMMUNITY FOR ALL LEARNING
Teamwork Leadership
Certificates available for
Decision making Financial management
students, teachers and principals
Communication Creativity
Official accreditation for schools
Critical thinking Problem solving
Read on to find
Resilience Growth mindset
Prizes to be won!
out more!

HOW DOES IT WORK?
The programme is broken up into 3 simple steps, with additional milestones. Essential skills are developed all along the way!
Step 1: IDEA Step 2: PLAN Step 3: LAUNCH
Students work together to brainstorm a Students develop a business plan by Students truly run their business, sell
feasible, costed, and exciting idea for analysing potential customers and their product or service to real people
their very own school business that can competitors, agreeing on finances, and and make real money for a cause of
make real money creating marketing materials their choice
Creativity | Communication Analysis | Critical thinking Teamwork | Problem solving

BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS
In the School Enterprise Challenge, students are the driving force in their own learning.
Participants go out into the real world, make their own decisions and learn by doing.
“Now I feel confident that I have the
skills to thrive in 2030,” Berenice,
Skills acquisition participating student, Mexico (second
left, first photo)
Young people develop essential life and business skills
that aren't traditionally taught at school which will set Click here to see
them up for the future more participants
in action!
Further education and job
opportunities
The transferable skills and experience that our
participants gain helps them to stand out from the
crowd and boosts their CVs

BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS
Bring teaching to life with engaging
real-world activities for students! The role of the school
Earn real income for your school
and the teacher
The School Enterprise Challenge puts young people at the
Win real cash prizes
centre of their own learning. Teachers act as "facilitators",
for yourself, your
ensuring that learners have the time and resources to take
students and your
part in the programme whilst giving them the freedom to
school and community
pursue and try out their own ideas.
Schools do not need to have prior business studies
experience, as everything is explained in the resources
provided and teachers will learn alongside their students.
Connect and share ideas with
Master new teaching
educators from all over the Click here to hear
techniques, boost your CV
world in our thriving online from a teacher!
and advance your career
community

BUSINESS INSPIRATION!
The business team from Achara Layout Schools in Nigeria
launched a confectionery business, offering a variety of baked
and fried products like cakes, pastries, and meat pies, aimed
to generate income to support their families with school fees.
They adapted their products to meet customer preferences,
such as introducing sugar-free options for senior consumers.
Their proactive approach to marketing, including online
promotion and engagement with the community through
The Enterprising
school visits, festivals, and events, contributed to their success.
Click
here
for
Student Award
With a profit of $1,297.68 USD in just three
more
success
winner, Deborah,
motivated her
stories!
months, the team shared their culinary
team at Achara
Layout Schools to
expertise through a recipe book aimed at
success!
aspiring entrepreneurs!

INTRO TO
The School Enterprise Challenge is now hosted on ElevatED, our new user-friendly web app.
Participation is via these three channels:
Programmes
Competitions
A range of fun activities designed for students to lead with support from their teachers. These
activities are the core of our School Enterprise Challenge programme and focus on developing
essential business and life skills. They will guide the students to generate a business idea, create a
business plan, and launch a real business.
Modules
Teachers can learn key concepts to support their students' participation in the School Enterprise
Challenge programme and build their Educator Scores!
Competitions
Explore and take part in exciting competitions throughout the year to win prizes and recognition
for your school business!

SUPPORT & COMMUNITY
Email newsletters filled with
Webinars for teachers
inspiration and examples
throughout the year
Online community where teachers
YouTube help videos
can share advice and support
What kind of business can we set up? What is the time commitment?
Frequently
You can set up any business you like! Part of the Most teams dedicate 1 to 2 hours per week to the
asked
challenge is coming up with a business idea that will programme. You can run it during lesson time or as
questions
work in your community. Click here for inspiration! an extra-curricular activity or club. It's up to you!

COMPETITION TIMELINES
MAY 9 JULY 9 SEPTEMBER 9 DECEMBER MARCH MAY
JUNE 2025 2025 2025 2026 2026
Submit your Submit your Submit your Get your Prizes
Register
Business Idea Business Plan Annual Report certificates awarded
MARCH MAY
9 MARCH
AUGUST 9 OCTOBER 9 DECEMBER
2026 2026
2026
SEPTEMBER 2025 2025
There are multiple competition deadlines throughout the year - compete on either track to suit your school calendar!

CERTIFICATION & PRIZES
Teams participating in the competitions for all three
As well as certificates, we also have
steps (Business Idea, Business Plan, and Annual
cash prizes available for the best entries worldwide.
Report) will receive a badge indicating their rank
Prizes include:
based on their performance according to our
Click here to view
Achievement Criteria:
the full prize list
🥉
Bronze
Best Business Idea
🥈
Silver Best Business Plan
🥇
Gold Best Annual Report
Schools can also attain one of three levels at the end of the year Sustainable Development Champions
based on their tenure in our new School Enterprise Challenge
Special Recognition Prize
programme on ElevatED.
Most Enterprising Student
Novice: New schools to the programme will aim for Novice.
Inspirational Teacher Award
Intermediate: Achieved after two consecutive years of completing
Best Principal Award
the programme on ElevatED.
Advanced: Achieved after three or more consecutive years of
completing the programme on ElevatED.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
More FAQs
Eligibility Team sizes Age groups
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centre of their own learning. Teachers act as "facilitators",
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pursue and try out their own ideas. team per business idea! School business can be ‘handed
Pre-primary schools We recommend involving 2 or down’ to younger students
Schools do not need to have prior business studies
Primary schools more teachers for support Older students can act as
experience, as everything is explained in the resources
Secondary schools We suggest having at least 15 to mentors for younger ones
provided and teachers will learn alongside their students.
Technical/vocational colleges 45 students in your business Consider taking a ‘collapsed
team timetable’ day so that students
Universities are NOT eligible to You can have different teams across year groups can work
participate from different grades together
Additional Resource
Young Learners’ Guide

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Click here to view
more FAQs
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centre of their own learning. Teachers act as "facilitators",
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part in the programme whilst giving them thteh fer eveedroym b etgoinning to avoid any you like!
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programme as an extracurricular An activity in Step 1: Business Idea
Schools do not need to have prior business studies
activity Hold an enterprise assembly on Deciding How to Spend your
experience, as everything is explained in the resources
It is possible to incorporate the and/or open evening Profits, gives you some ideas and
provided and teachers will learn alongside their students.
programme into lesson time Emphasise the employability and inspiration
financial skills
On ElevatED, we provide ideas on Be inclusive - what can parents Your students may reinvest the
how to work the programme into do to help? profits into the business and/or
Additional Resource
different subjects in the curriculum school and donate some to charity
How to spend your profits

GETTING STARTED
For more
information on
how to prepare
your school,
check out our
Getting Started
Guide

GET REGISTERED
Ready to embark on a journey into
entrepreneurship?
Register your teacher account
on ElevatED
to set up your school!
Click here to
register!
We are also open to new partnerships, so please don't hesitate to
get in touch if you are an organisation that works with schools
What are you waiting for? and is looking to bring them entrepreneurial and life skills.
Contact us by email on info@schoolenterprisechallenge.org
Register your school today!

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The School Enterprise Challenge is an initiative of Teach A Man To Fish (charity registered in the United Kingdom number 1112699)