Bring a taste of real life business into your classroom and help prepare your students for the challenges of entrepreneurship!   As they experience the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, help them learn valuable lessons in team work, creativity and communication.

The Student Enterprise Awards is an exciting and rewarding programme that gives second level students in Ireland the chance to set up and run their own business while at school.

Organised by the County and City Enterprise Boards, the programme is run in schools all over Ireland for first year right up to leaving cert students. Almost 15,000 students all over the country take part in the Awards every year which culminate in a spectacular finale at the National Final held in Croke Park in April.

Benefits of the Programe

• Gives your students practical real life experience of setting up and running their own business
• Encourages your students to think about entrepreneurship and self-employment as a viable career choice
• Enhances the teaching of business and entrepreneurship in your school by combining class room learning with real life experience
• Your school could win up to 1,500 euro towards the purchase of new school equipment