About Tycoon
Tycoon is a unique national enterprise competition for students aged 6 to 18, attending primary or secondary school, from both the state and private sectors. Students aged 18 and under who are in Further Education College are also eligible to take part and we also welcome participation from alternative providers and SEND schools. The Tycoon Enterprise Competition is designed to encourage young people from across the country to start their own business whilst at school.
All you have to do to take part is register your details by clicking here. Once registered, you will be given login details to the Teacher area where you gain access to a range of free teaching resources and lesson plans, giving you all you need to support your students with planning their businesses.
Tycoon is a free national competition that is open to all primaries, secondaries and FE colleges across the UK.
The process is simple: Think of a great idea for your business, either on your own or join forces with other students, complete your business plan and pitch your idea to your tutor. Every school or college has access to a Tycoon Start-up Loan of up to £1,000.
If successful in your bid for a Tycoon Start-up Loan, students will have one month in your business will commence trading and make a profit.
At the close of the competition, students will repay their original Tycoon Start-up Loan to the Tycoon Bank, and remaining profits can be used by the school, re-invested in the business to help it continue to grow or donated to local charitable causes.
The top student businesses are invited to a prestigious awards ceremony hosted by Peter Jones CBE each year!
What is the Tycoon programme?
Tycoon is a free national enterprise competition for schools across the UK. We have different competition categories for the different Key Stages and so anyone from 6 through to 18 years of age can take part. Whatever your age, you will follow a simple three stage process:
- Write a business plan
- Trade – and do your very best to make a profit!
- Write an evaluation where you tell us a bit more about your business journey and the skills you have developed and demonstrated along the way.
One of the unique things about Tycoon, is that schools can access up to £1,000 as a goodwill loan to support Tycoon businesses which means students can be up and trading quickly and with no risk.
The best performing Tycoon teams in each Key Stage are invited to a prestigious annual awards ceremony hosted by Peter Jones CBE and so we hope to see you there!
Who can take part?
If you attend a school, college or alternative provision in the UK and are between the ages of 6 and 18, you can take part. Schools will need a teacher to lead the programme in school and they can get started straight away by registering here.
Tycoon International
We have a growing community of international schools taking part in Tycoon and have seen fantastic student-led businesses from a number of countries including the UAE, China and Hong Kong. If you are a teacher or school leader working outside of the UK and would like to work with the Foundation to establish a Tycoon programme, injecting world-class enterprise and entrepreneurship education into your curriculum, then we’d love to hear from you. Just drop us a line at tycoon@pjfoundation.org
How do I apply
Getting involved in Tycoon is free and is as simple as going through the registration process here. In addition, we hold regular webinars for teachers wanting to learn more about the programme before signing up. If you’d like to know when the next Tycoon webinar is, please just email us at tycoon@pjfoundation.org