- Entrepreneur Competition at Burton College
- Trading Up! at the London Metropolitan Business School
- Rank Foundation and EiA support the Gappers!
- Forging Business Links London Met Alumni
- US Embassy co-host breakfast roundtable event for male entrepreneurs with the Barbados Youth Trust
- High on Entrepreneurship at St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
- The Entrepreneur Academy returns to provide increased academic achievement to pupils in Lewisham
- EiA deliver an inspiring programme to CIDA students in South Africa
- Sixth form students present in the Boardroom of Channel 4 and The British Council.
The Entrepreneur Academy returns to provide increased academic achievement to pupils in Lewisham
This week, Entrepreneurs in Action successfully launched the Entrepreneur Academy with two in school days at Conisborough College featuring the Raising your Game and Entrepreneur in you programmes led by 2 inspirational EiA coaches.
The Entrepreneur Academy is supported by the Shine Trust and will run at Conisborough College from November 2010 to April 2011.
Drawing upon the EiA's innovative and well established entrepreneurial coaching techniques, the Academy aims to raise the motivation, aspiration and academic achievement levels of over 50 secondary school students (aged 13/14) from Conisborough College, Sedgehill Secondary School, Bonus Pastor Catholic School, St Matthews Academy and Sydenham School.
The Academy will give students real experience, and real ownership of business projects, facilitated by the EiA, providing a stepping stone to increased academic achievement.
Students and teachers who attended the launch commented:
“The coach had a very good relationship with students. Students worked well within teams and their presentations, particularly the adverts worked really well.” Linda Baverstock, G&T Co-ordinator, Bonus Pastor School.
“The students worked excellently in their groups. The presentations were engaging, valuable and on a level the students could relate to. The whole day was very motivational and inspirational.” Mary Fudge, Careers and Enterprise Co-ordinator, Sydenham School
All students made a positive contribution to the start of the Academy and when asked what they liked the best, meeting new people, interacting with others and being creative were common responses.
“We learned how to communicate well when you are interacting with a person and had a good understanding of what entrepreneurship is and how to plan our future”. Olujamoke
Rhys, Bonus Pastor School “I enjoyed the practical side of the day and being able to make my own advert. I can’t wait to make my own business.”
EiA look forward to developing the entrepreneurs of the future. Watch this space!
