Get Ready for Entrepreneurship Summer Programme in London

Course Description: Get Ready for Entrepreneurship Summer Programme in London

London City Summer Programme: Get Ready for Entrepreneurship

A two-week intensive business and innovation programme for students aged 14 to 17 💼�*

Get Ready for Entrepreneurship is a two-week programme in the City of London designed for teenagers who want to understand how real businesses work, build commercial skills and learn how to turn ideas into viable concepts. You will study in one of the world’s most influential business centres, just minutes from the Tower of London and the global finance district.

You will explore branding, marketing, innovation, leadership, finance and pitching. By the end, you will have built a real business concept and presented it to a panel of experts.

This is hands-on entrepreneurship in a fully supervised, high-support environment.

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Who This Programme Is For 👩‍💼👨‍💼

• Ambitious and creative students aged 14 to 17

• Future founders, consultants, strategists, marketers or managers

• Learners who want to grow communication, presentation and leadership skills

• Students with confident English (minimum B2 CEFR)

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Key Facts 📘

• Course length: 2 weeks

• Age: 14 to 17

• English level: B2 minimum

• Hours of learning: around 40 per week

• Class size: Maximum 12 students

• Location: City of London

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Academic Focus: What You’ll Learn 💡📊

Across two weeks, you will build a strong understanding of how business works in the real world.

Highlights include:

• How entrepreneurship functions in modern companies

• Innovation and disruption in business

• Leadership and personal impact

• Building a personal brand and professional presence

• Creating persuasive presentations

• Budgeting, finance and forecasting

• Marketing, branding and sales strategies

• CSR, sustainability and ethical business behaviour

• SWOT, competition and identifying market gaps

• Visit to the Museum of Brands

• Company visits, expert talks and a university trip

You will learn to think like a founder and understand who you are as a future leader.

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Enterprise Challenge: Dragon’s Den 🐉🎤

Your final project is a Dragon’s Den-style pitch.

You will:

• Work in teams to create a business idea

• Build a practical business plan

• Analyse costs, competition and target market

• Shape a brand message

• Prepare a professional pitch

• Present it to a panel of experts

This develops confidence, commercial awareness, negotiation, creativity and teamwork.

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Location: City of London 🌍

Students study in the City of London, one of the world’s most global business environments.

• 2 minutes from the Tower of London

• 5 minutes from the Bank of England

• Walking distance to the Thames, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Shard and major business districts

You are surrounded by real companies, investors, brands and entrepreneurs.

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Accommodation 🛏️

Students live in modern, high-quality accommodation next to the college.

Room options:

Single standard room:

Private lockable bedroom within a small flat shared with one or two students. Shared bathroom and kitchen.

Single ensuite room:

Private bedroom with personal shower room, small double bed, desk and storage.

Boarders enjoy meals in the college canteen and have space to relax, socialise and recharge.

College Facilities Include:

• A multimillion-pound refurbishment

• 60+ interactive classrooms

• Lecture theatre and auditorium

• Science labs, art and dance studios

• On-site canteen

• Historic Roman Wall sections preserved in the building

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Sample Daily Schedule ⏰

07:30 Wake up

08:00 Breakfast

08:30 Leadership assembly

09:00 Entrepreneurship session (innovation, market gaps)

10:05 Branding and personal brand

11:05 Break

11:30 Finance, budgeting and pricing

12:30 Lunch

13:00 Recharge time

13:30 CSR, ethics and positioning

14:40 Company visits, expert talks, Museum of Brands or project work

18:00 Dinner

19:00 Evening activities (boat tour, London Eye, Covent Garden, theatre)

22:00 Return to residence

23:00 Lights out

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Be a Leader 🌟

Alongside business content, students join a professional leadership and skills development track.

You will:

• Learn confident, persuasive presentation

• Practise networking and professional behaviour

• Develop negotiation and influence

• Receive career guidance and strengths profiling

• Hear from industry professionals in Meet a Leader sessions

Students earn a CPD-recognised leadership certificate.

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Leisure and Cultural Life 🎭🎡

Students experience London beyond the classroom.

• Tower of London, London Eye, St Katharine Docks

• Jack the Ripper walking tour, Thames photography, Covent Garden

• British Museum, Kensington Palace, Notting Hill

• Weekend trips to Oxford, Cambridge, Windsor or Brighton

• High-adrenaline days like Thorpe Park

This is networking, teamwork and global exposure at 14 to 17.

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Supervision and Safety 🛡️

• 24/7 supervision for boarding students

• Staff living on-site

• No unsupervised outings at night

• Structured independence in small groups during trips

• Strong safeguarding and wellbeing support

Parents can expect structured independence, never unmanaged freedom.

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Dates and Fees 💷

2026 sessions offering Entrepreneurship:

• 28 June to 12 July

• 12 July to 26 July

• 26 July to 9 August

Fees:

• £5,000 (standard room, two weeks)

• £5,200 (ensuite room, two weeks)

• £3,000 (day student, Monday to Friday with lunch included)

Boarding fees include meals, accommodation, tuition, insurance, Heathrow transfers in the published window and all trips and activities.

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Why Students Choose Get Ready for Entrepreneurship 🚀

• You will build and pitch a real business concept

• You will learn branding, marketing, finance and leadership

• You will develop a confident professional voice

• You will gain interview-ready presentation skills

• You will earn a CPD leadership certificate

• You will live in modern London accommodation with full supervision

• You will learn in the heart of London’s global business scene

This is not just “business studies”.

This is the moment where ambition turns into action.