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BUSINESS BUILDER BOOTCAMP
Create it. Build it. Pitch it.
2 Days
4 Guest Entrepreneurs
1 Dragons Den Pitch competition with a £200 prize 💸
THE DETAILS
📅 Dates: Monday, 26 & Tuesday, 27 October 2026
⏰ Time: Daily from 9am - 3:30pm (with regular breaks & lunch)
📍Location: Berkhamsted School, HP4 2BB
🎂 Age Range: 10 –15 years old
OUR 4-STEP PROCESS
Each of the topics in this Bootcamp follow a simple structure:
WHAT WE WILL COVER
💡 Coming up with an idea
🔎 Identifying your customer
✔️Marketing and branding
📈 Business finances
💬 Dragons den pitch
💯 + hear from an inspiring line up of guest entrepreneurs
BIG IDEAS START HERE!
Join us for an action-packed, two-day entrepreneurship experience where young people step into the shoes of a founder and discover what it takes to bring a business idea to life.
With inspiration and guidance from real entrepreneurs, they’ll spot opportunities, shape their ideas, discover their customers and explore how to win them over — from standout marketing to making the numbers work. It all builds towards their first founder pitch: a chance to bring everything together, share their vision and show what they’re capable of! Plus the winning idea get's £200 initial investment!
TESTIMONIALS
George loved every moment… he didn’t enjoy his usual camp as much because he enjoyed this so much.
PARENT FEEDBACK
A fantastic course that built solid foundational knowledge… while having fun and being inspired.
PARENT FEEDBACK
She had a great time and is very inspired and empowered to pursue her own business ideas.
PARENT FEEDBACK
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy’s programmes are outstanding and equip young people with essential life skills alongside strong exam results. I am proud that we have partnered with the YEA. In today’s rapidly changing world, qualities such as curiosity, analytical thinking, creativity, and resilience are more important than ever, and at Belmont, we believe these are essential skills to instil in our pupils. What impressed me is YEA's ability not only to foster these key skills, but they really engage and excite our pupils.
DR SUSANNAH ABBOTT
Head, Belmont, Mill Hill Prep
THE YOUNG FOUNDER SERIES
The Young Founders Series is a year-long entrepreneurship experience for young people aged 11-15. Delivered through four practical holiday bootcamps, it gives students the space, tools and encouragement to turn their ideas into something real. Each bootcamp is a complete, high-energy experience in its own right.
Together, they form a clear founder journey: students move from spotting opportunities and creating an idea, to understanding customers, making confident financial decisions, leading a team and pitching for investment.
Students learn by doing. They work through creative challenges, customer tests, trading decisions, team scenarios and live pitches.
Along the way, they build confidence, communication, problem solving, financial understanding, teamwork and leadership - transferable skills that matter in education, employment and
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