This isn't just about starting a business...

#WhatIF? Enterprise Academy

DREAM IT. BUILD IT. LIVE IT.

Most people see problems as obstacles.

We teach young people to see opportunities.

#WhatIF? Enterprise Academy is a 12-week programme built around one simple idea:

Problems can become opportunities when you learn how to reframe them.

A complaint can reveal a need.
A frustration can reveal a gap.
A setback can force a better solution.
A problem can become a product, service, business or new way of doing something.

That is entrepreneurial thinking.

SEE THE PROBLEM. REFRAME IT. FIND THE OPPORTUNITY.

The Academy helps young people develop the confidence and mindset to:

Spot problems and unmet needs

Question assumptions

Reframe challenges

Generate solutions

Create value

Think commercially

Communicate ideas

Take action

This is not simply about starting a business.

It is about developing a way of thinking that can be used in business, employment and everyday life.

THE 12-WEEK JOURNEY

Participants move through a practical programme covering:

What If?
Challenge fixed thinking.

Know Yourself
Understand strengths, confidence and ambition.

See What Others Miss
Spot gaps, problems and opportunities.

Problems Are Opportunities
Learn how to reframe challenges.

Ideas Into Action
Turn thinking into action.

Back Yourself
Build confidence and resilience.

People Matter
Develop communication and relationships.

Create Value
Understand what makes an idea useful.

Influence & Sell
Pitch, persuade and gain buy-in.

Think Commercially
Explore cost, value, risk and return.

Make It Happen
Become resourceful when resources are limited.

What If... Now?
Bring everything together.

LEARNING BY DOING

The Academy is practical.

Participants will take part in real-world challenges such as:

The £10 Challenge

Spot the Opportunity

Solve This Problem

The Complaints Challenge

Sell the Unsellable

The aim is simple:

Think. Decide. Act. Adapt.

REAL PEOPLE. REAL EXPERIENCE.

Delivered and Co-Delivered by real entrepreneurs and business leaders who can share the reality behind building something.

Not just the success.

The problems.
The mistakes.
The setbacks.
The decisions.
And how they found a way forward.

WHO IS IT FOR?

#WhatIF? Enterprise Academy is for young people who would benefit from becoming more confident, resourceful and capable problem solvers.

They do not need to already want to start a business.

They simply need the opportunity to see what they could become capable of.

WHAT IF A PROBLEM WASN'T THE END?

WHAT IF IT WAS THE START?

#WhatIF? Enterprise Academy

DREAM IT. BUILD IT. LIVE IT.

Created & Delivered by Inspiring Foundations