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BASICS OF BUSINESS: BEGINNER TO BOSS
Dive into the world of business and entrepreneurship through our 20-part interactive learning series, Basics of Business: Beginner to Boss.
Available via the Young Entrepreneurs Academy platform, the programme has been designed to give young people a practical, engaging and accessible introduction to how businesses work. With support from UCL School of Management, UCL's Institute of Education, and some award-winning entrepreneurs, the programme brings entrepreneurship to life through interactive videos, quizzes, founder stories, and follows an educationally robust syllabus, delivered in a way that is interactive, age-appropriate and enjoyable for young people.
Throughout the programme, students will develop a foundational understanding of key business concepts, including how to generate and refine a business idea, understand customers, marketing and sales, consider basic finance, build a brand, structure a business plan and much more! As they progress through the series, students complete sections of their own business plan, helping them apply what they have learned in a practical and purposeful way.
On completion, students receive a certificate endorsed by UCL School of Management, with opportunities for students to further develop and present their ideas.
It is designed to inspire young people and support schools in developing students’ confidence, creativity, problem-solving, communication and enterprise skills, while complementing wider work across careers education, personal development, PSHE and enrichment.
Young people can sign up and progress on their own accord or this can be done at school in the classroom, lead by a teacher.
Basics of Business: Beginner to Boss Workbook
The Basics of Business: Beginner to Boss Workbook takes learners beyond watching the episodes and gets them thinking, testing and creating. Packed with activities and questions, the workbook tests what learners have picked up from the series while helping them develop their own business idea step by step.
The workbook is split in two sections, part A is the Check & Learn which features 20-episode checks, with five multiple-choice questions and two written questions per episode, helping learners build confidence and explain their learning in their own words. Part B is Build Your Business which puts that learning into practice, with 15 plan-builder pages that mirror Episodes 5–19 and guide learners through developing their own business plan.
From spotting an opportunity and understanding customers to marketing, money and growth, learners build their idea as they go, bringing everything together in a business plan they could actually take forward. The workbook is available in two formats: a professionally printed workbook for hands-on learning, and a digital fillable PDF that learners can complete and save digitally.
