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COUNCIL AND YOUTH PROJECTS

With over 1 million young people between the age of 16 and 24 unemployed, the option of starting a business - making a job, not taking a job, is becoming increasingly more relevant in today’s difficult economic times. With one in five graduates now unemployed, fewer young people are considering going to university as having a degree no longer guarantees employment. Coupled with increased tuition fees, young people are discovering that starting a business is an option to consider but they simply don’t know how or where to start!

TESTIMONIAL FROM WILTSHIRE COUNCIL:

Wiltshire Council commissioned The Young Entrepreneur Society (Y.E.S.) to run a course for young people employed under the Wiltshire Potential Future Jobs Fund Programme.  The course lasted five days and was attended by eight people from seven separate employers.

The attendees were all aged between 18 - 24 from a very broad spectrum of knowledge, qualifications, experience and confidence.

The YES approach and presentation from the three tutors was inspirational, engaging and interesting. All attendees were very enthused by it and

stated they had gained confidence as a result of attending.

Two were able to identify a shared business idea and were planning to present it to a Wiltshire wide new business competition.

Quotes from the feedback forms include:

' They really helped me grow and get excited.'

'Loved the whole week! Thank you!!  I am so grateful!! Really inspirational and helpful!'

'Very helpful and offered 1 on 1 support and guidance throughout the 12 steps'.

'Throughout my time on the YES course I have learnt so much. I really appreciate the opportunity and will put what I've learnt into action.'

'Very good trainers, all very approachable and friendly'.

Starting a business can be cheaper than going to university!

Young Entrepreneur Society (YES) aims to upturn the statistics and change the ‘one in five young people unemployed’ to ‘one in five young people start a business’!

Councils have a responsibility to address their youth unemployment situation in their area and despite Government cuts, there are some funds available to address the problem.

YES has successfully run 5 day Business Courses featuring The 12 Steps to Success to teach young people entrepreneurial and life skills. Starting a business is not just about understanding accounts and cashflows, it is also about developing yourself as a person, motivation, finding your life purpose, goal setting and confidence building. With these essential life skills young people are more prepared for life itself as well as how to start a business. Participants DO NOT need a business idea to take the course, they can develop their ideas over the 5 days!

REAL BUSINESSES ARE BEING STARTED NOW AS A RESULT OF THE 12 STEPS PROGRAMME!

Please watch this short video of delegates from Wiltshire. Two of the delegates featured have started a business, two others are working on their ideas and the rest of the group managed to secure employment with their new found confidence levels or have returned to education.

The video below is by delegates in Wiltshire who took the YES Business Course in September 2010:

The 12 Steps has been designed by a young entrepreneur, Carly Ward, YES Founder & CEO and aims at young people just like her who wanted to know how to start a business. Having interviewed some of the top entrepreneurs in the UK, it is their advice, knowledge and business tips that form the main content of the programme. Delegates on the YES 5 day Business Course learn from the best on how to be the best.

The YES 5 day Business Course is suitable for:

• Young people not in employment, education or training between the age of 16 and 24
• Young people still in education needing a more focused direction in life
• Any young person wanting to achieve great things in life regardless of academic qualifications and background
• Any young person WANTING to start a business and lead an independent and fulfilling life

Outcome/Benefits to participants:

• Individual and group coaching for business skills
• Individual and group coaching for personal development. Essential factors for young people are self belief and confidence building
• Discovering their life purpose, aiming to do something they love and earn money doing it
• Increased confidence
• Setting goals and how to achieve them
• Handling life’s difficult challenges such as rejection and turning this into a positive
• Online access to the programme content when the course finishes so they can remind themselves of information and listen to the interviews again
• Ongoing support to participants wanting to start a business, help with business plans and motivation generally
• Certificate of Achievement showing all steps mastered. Full accreditation has been agreed with the Open College Network (OCN) and this is in progress
• No qualifications are needed, just an open mind and a desire for success
• Success rate to date is 20% of delegates starting a business within 6 months of completing the course. The remaining 80% have a higher degree of knowledge on what life is like in business, are more prepared for the workplace and have a much higher level of confidence. They discover what they really want to do and are keen to remain/return to education to study the skills they need in order to progress with their chosen career. Some will want time to save up some money in order to start a business so the motivation level to work increases.

Please Note: Participants will learn that being an entrepreneur is totally different from being employed. Entrepreneurs are self starters and do things themselves. YES does not start businesses for the participants, they need to do their own research and set up their business themselves.

Please see The 12 Steps for more information on the programme content for each step and the format. You can download Step 1 FREE to see how it looks (this is the online version). The programme is interactive, engaging and fun and the 5 day course has group and individual activities throughout. By the end of the programme, most delegates will have a business idea or at the very least, they will know if entrepreneurship is for them and whether they should pursue this route or an alternative. This is about life direction as well. No delegate will leave the course not having learned more about themselves, what they should be doing and what life is like in the world of business. All delegates are better prepared for the workplace too.

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Contact us on info@youngentrepreneursociety.org.uk for more details or simply pick up the phone and call us on 0845 074 3502 or complete the enquiry form below: