School | Enterprise UK

Inspiring Story: Under Pressure

After finishing college aged 18 Tom Mursell was discouraged by the limited options available. Feeling pressured into going to university, and with little or no help or guidance about other choices – notgoingtouni.co.uk was born.

Inspiring Story: The value of having a 'friend at the other end'

Sally Broom loved travel, but wasn't so fond of the effect that mass tourism has on local people and the environment. So she set aside a planned legal career to develop ethical travel website Your Safe Planet.

News Story: Local Inspiration Helps Students Beat 73,000 Young Entrepreneurs To Win The UK’s Largest Enterprise Competition

Green minded pupils from Waldegrave School in Twickenham, London and Plymouth College in the South West have triumphed ahead of 73,000 other students to win the top prize at the national final of the 2009 Make Your Mark Challenge - the UK’s largest enterprise challenge for 14-19 year olds.

The Waldegrave School students were victorious in the 14-16 category and Plymouth College in the 16-19 category of the competition after each battling it out against 11 other teams from around the country at the National Finals yesterday (Thursday December 10 2009)

Date Published:

11/12/2009

Feature: Enterprising Futures roundtable: Can we encourage more entrepreneurship? October 2009

Brits need to stop castigating failure and start giving things a go if we are to create a culture of entrepreneurship in the UK, our panel suggest in the last of our three ‘Enterprising Futures’ videos.

Feature: Enterprising Futures roundtable: Does entrepreneurship feature in careers advice? October 2009

Entrepreneurship is an underground movement, like rock ‘n’ roll, but education hasn’t caught up with this yet, our panel suggested in the second of our three videos on ‘Enterprising Futures’.

Feature: Enterprising Futures roundtable: How is the economic climate affecting young people? October 2009

The recession has hit an ‘entitlement generation’ – young people who expected to walk straight into a great job and with no experience of previous recessions – according to panellists in the first of our three videos on ‘Enterprising Futures’.

Inspiring Story: He’s a Foodamentalist!

Stevan Taylor’s business idea came to light when he discovered there were no convenience foods that catered for his and his partner’s ethical and dietary requirements.

News Story: Celebrity jet lifestyle leaves us green with anger

Mrs Beckham has been condemned for many things in the past, including her tiny frame and poor singing voice but today “Posh” came under fresh criticism. According to a new survey of Britain’s youth, Victoria is seen as the least green role model due to her lack of green credentials.

Date Published:

29 September 2009

News Story: Future entrepreneurs lack green inspiration from leaders of today

Over 70 percent of young people in Britain believe there is a lack of inspirational green entrepreneurs for them to look up to, according to research released today by Make Your Mark.

Date Published:

29 September 2009

Get Involved Page: Passions into Profit at the City of Wolverhampton College

Do you need a change? Perhaps you’re worried about job security, or simply want more control over your life and destiny. Whatever’s driving you, working for yourself is an option you need to consider!