Yes! The programme is currently open for registrations. For teachers and school head teachers: Click here to create an account. For students and parents: Please speak to your school's administration and encourage them to register for the programme.

Yes. Taking part in the School Enterprise Challenge is completely free. You can register, access the ElevatED platform, download all the resources and enter the competitions without paying a fee.

The programme is open to all schools (pre‑primary, primary, secondary and technical/vocational colleges) from any country. Universities are not eligible. A teacher or headteacher registers the school and can create one or more student business teams.

The programme works for learners from pre‑primary up to the end of secondary. You can involve one class, several classes or a mix of ages; older students can mentor younger ones, and a school business can be “handed down” to new students each year.

Most teams spend around 1-2 hours per week on the programme. The ideal is to run it over 4-6 months, so students have enough time to move from idea, to plan, to launching and improving their business and get the most benefit. You can fit those 1-2 hours into lesson time, an after‑school club, project days or even school holidays - whatever works best for your timetable.

Once you register on ElevatED, you get step‑by‑step online guidance, downloadable lesson plans and activities, examples of real school businesses, and ideas on how to link the programme to different subjects. You also join a global online community of teachers. On top of this, our team offers live support throughout the journey: Weekly question and answer sessions Supportive responses to your emails and WhatsApp messages Follow‑up and reminders at each stage, from registration to Business Idea to Annual Report All participating students, teachers and principals can receive certificates, and teams have the chance to win cash prizes to support their school business and community.

Students follow 7 milestones but 3 simple stages: Idea → Plan → Launch. They: Work in teams to come up with a real business idea for their school Develop a Business Plan (looking at their customers, competitors, finances, marketing) Launch and run the business, selling a real product or service and making real money for their school or a cause they choose

We offer two clear timelines so you can choose the one that best fits your school calendar. Timeline 1 - May/June start Registration: May-June 2026 Submit Business Idea: 24 June 2026 Submit Business Plan: 19 August 2026 Submit Annual Report: 18 November 2026 Certificates issued: March 2027 Prizes and awards: April 2027 This option works well for schools whose academic year starts earlier in the calendar year. Timeline 2 - August/September start Registration: August-September 2026 Submit Business Idea: 6 October 2026 Submit Business Plan: 17 November 2026 Submit Annual Report: 16 February 2027 Certificates issued: March 2027 Prizes and awards: April 2027 This option works well for schools that start a new school year around August or September. In both timelines, teams follow the same three stages (Business Idea, Business Plan, Annual Report), can earn certificates for students and teachers, and can enter global competitions for cash prizes.

Yes! Your school can form multiple school business teams, allowing for greater student involvement and promoting entrepreneurship among a wider group of students. Each team can explore different business ideas or aspects of entrepreneurship, offering students diverse opportunities to enhance their skills and unleash their creativity. Teachers should create a new team (not new account) each year, even if they had previously run the same business on a previous year.

Absolutely! We encourage you to check out our sister programme, the Enterprise Adventure, which is for teenagers aged 13 to 19 to learn about how to create their own business individually.

Aside from our prizes, we do not offer financial assistance or visas.