Founded | 1962 |
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Founder | Sir Walter Salomon |
Type | Charity |
Focus | Motivating young people to succeed in the changing world of work |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Members | 482,000 participants annually |
CEO | Sharon Davies |
Chair | Simon Lewis |
Volunteers | 6,000+ (2018) |
Website | young-enterprise.org.uk |
Young Enterprise is a national charity who specialise in Enterprise Education and Financial Education. Young Enterprise works directly with young people, teachers, volunteers and influencers to build a successful and sustainable future for all young people.
Through their hands-on employability, enterprise and financial education programmes, resources and teacher training, they aim to help young people realise their potential beyond education and empower a generation to learn, to work, and to live.
Since 1962, Young Enterprise has worked with both the business and education sectors to engage over four million young people.