Tycoon is a unique national enterprise competition for students aged 6 to 18. Every participating team writes a business plan, is provided a risk-free goodwill loan and starts a business. Participants compete through our a kickstarter style platform, in a safe and controlled environment.
For more information, download the Teachers Support Guide below or contact us by email!
If you’re a teacher at a school in the UK, you can sign up now. For more in-depth guidance, download our Teacher Support Guide here, complete with guidance and FAQs.
If you’re a student and want to take part, speak to a teacher at your school to get them signed up. You can remind them that it’s free!
If you work for a company that would like to support our work on the Tycoon Enterprise Competition, then please get in touch with us via tycoon@pjfoundation.org
Free for schools and colleges to take part
Fully resourced, with goodwill loan, and learning resources provided
Runs every school term
Opportunity to attend a prestigious Tycoon Final, previously held at Buckingham Palac, Hampton Court Palace, and Tobacco Dock
Five categories with age groups from Primary School to Sixth Form
The Peter Jones Foundation was founded in 2005 by successful entrepreneur and star of Dragons’ Den, Peter Jones CBE. We believe that with the right mix of support and opportunity, every young person has the potential to achieve great things and the right to a brighter future. We run a range of successful programmes that support young people around the world. For further information on all of our programmes, please visit www.peterjonesfoundation.org
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