Our flagship Tycoon Enterprise Competition has seen steady growth, but we want your help to reach more schools – especially those in remote and rural areas. That’s why we launched Tycoon Initiators – localised champions for each region of the UK who give both their time and sponsorship to ignite the spark in young people and inspire them towards brighter and better futures.

As a small team, we are indebted to a group of brilliant, volunteer Ambassadors that give up their time to represent PJF in different areas, be that: driving policy at the House of Lords, presenting awards to students at our graduation ceremonies, speaking on panels at thought-leading conferences, and even Radio and TV appearances during Global Entrepreneurship Week to shine a spotlight on best-in-class education.

As part of our efforts to make enterprise education practical and relevant, we are proud to host a series of “Igniting Enterprise” webinars. Each term, we invite teachers and students from around the country to tune in to a conversation with an entrepreneur. Each speaker portrays the brilliant diversity we have in our startup ecosystem and the wonderful stories of overcoming personal circumstances. The conversations are turned into resources that link to the curriculum bringing the external voice of business into classrooms across the UK.

Walk 100km. Run a Half Marathon. Cycle from London to Brighton. Or perhaps, a purple cupcake bake sale is more your lane. Whatever takes your fancy, we can help you raise vital funds for the Foundation. Last year a number of individuals supported the foundation by walking along the Suffolk cost. Not only was it a great day out with friends, it provided the opportunity to tackle a new challenge whilst supporting a charitable cause.

The Empower Mentoring Programme is where we matchmake qualified, professional business mentors with our growing alumni of students. With the support of mentoring facilitators and trainers; Goal 17 and Wowment App. Our aim to giver every mentee access to one-to-one mentoring sessions that can aid their progress. Common features are goal setting, advice and networking with other alumni at events throughout the year.

Our Youth Panel plays a crucial part of our governance. If you’re an ambitious and opinionated young person (up to 25 years of age) who cares about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, then we invite you to apply to join our Youth Panel. Serving for 2 years, the panel consists of 10 bright young minds that meet regularly to inform and guide what we do as a charity, and often act as representatives in spreading our mission.