Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, the School Enterprise Challenge is running in 2023! 

Participating in a way that suits you in 2023

2020, 2021 and 2022 were difficult years for everyone, including schools taking part in the School Enterprise Challenge. Although some business teams were able to achieve amazing things (click here to see examples), many found it difficult to participate due to Coronavirus restrictions.  

In 2023 we encourage you to participate in a way that suits YOU best. Each lesson includes practical guidance on how you can carry out the School Enterprise Challenge activities safely, whatever your circumstances.

Although we are all in this global pandemic together, people in different countries are experiencing the pandemic in slightly different ways. Restrictions vary from country to country and, depending on where you are, different things are possible at any given time. 

Keeping School Enterprise Challenge participants safe is always our number one priority.

So, with this in mind we would like to remind you that you should ALWAYS carry out business activities in a way that is safe for your team members (students and teachers). In particular, please make sure to always adhere to guidance from your local authorities and the World Health Organisation (such as wearing face masks and keeping social distancing for example - click here for more information). 

Stay safe, do your best and submit what you can by Thursday 23rd November 2023 (you can read more about deadlines here). Everything received by this date will be considered for Certificates and Prizes. 

The School Enterprise Challenge is open to all schools from all countries, including: pre-primary schools, primary schools, secondary schools and technical/vocational colleges.

Please note that universities are not eligible to take part.  

Yes, younger students are welcome to participate! Many pre-primary schools and primary schools all around the world have taken part in the School Enterprise Challenge, successfully planning and setting up their very own school businesses.

Please note that the younger your students are, the more guidance and support they will need from their teachers.

You can read more about how to support younger students to take part in the School Enterprise Challenge in the 'Young Learners Guide'.

It is completely FREE for schools to register to take part in the School Enterprise Challenge.

After you register, you will have your own online account where you will be able to access all our educational materials for free.

Of course, setting up a business does involve costs. Don't worry though, the educational materials provided include plenty of ideas on how to finance your school business. You can find out more about this in the ‘Raising the Start-Up Capital Guide’ which contains many inspirational and practical ideas from schools around the world.

Teach A Man To Fish does not provide start-up capital or any physical resources to schools taking part in the School Enterprise Challenge.

So, whichever business your team decides to set up, you'll need to raise the funds yourselves.

Don't worry though, the educational materials provided include plenty of ideas on how to finance your school business. You can find out more about this in the ‘Raising the Start-Up Capital Guide’ which contains many inspirational and practical ideas from schools around the world.

The first thing you need to do to take part in the School Enterprise Challenge is to register your school here. 

Once you have registered your school you can easily register as many business teams as you like by clicking 'Add a new team' on your School Dashboard (note: you can access your School Dashboard by logging in here). 

Having multiple teams running different businesses is a great way to motivate more students! 

Generally we say that the more students involved in the school business, the better! 

However, we do understand that how many students you can involve in your business will depend on the size of your school.

We recommend involving at least 15 students in your business team but you are welcome to involve as many as 45 students or more. 

Remember, if more students are involved, that means more students are developing essential life skills such as communication, teamwork, leadership and problem-solving. It will also mean that the business has an even bigger, more positive impact on your school and local community!

If you work with a network of schools and would like them to take part in the School Enterprise Challenge please send us an email to info@schoolenterprisechallenge.org. 

We’ll need to know which country you are from as well as how many and what kind of schools you work with. Once we have this information we can advise you on how they can participate! 

Your username is the email address which you used to register to the School Enterprise Challenge. If you cannot remember which email address you used to register, please contact us with your full name and school name and we can remind you of your username.

Your password was chosen by you when you registered (when you created your online account). If you cannot remember your password, you can reset it here. 

Please be aware that we launched a new School Enterprise Challenge website on 02/06/2021. Accounts which were created on the old School Enterprise Challenge website are no longer accessible. If you were part-way through participating in the 2020 programme, you can continue to do so by email (you were sent instructions on how to do this by email). 

Please note, if your school is from Uganda, you're participating with the support of our dedicated East Africa team. This means you won't be able to log in to the website but will be communicating with them directly by email instead! Click here to find their contact details.