Could your school be developing the next Branson, Bezos or Bartlett? We want to see what Westminster has to offer and we are ready to help them on their journey!
Date / Time / Location
29th June 2023, 9.45am-2.45pm
Lord Mayor’s Parlour, 64 Victoria St, London SW1E 6QP
Unloc, a social enterprise working with schools and colleges to inspire, motivate and develop entrepreneurship in young people, has joined forces with Westminster City Council to launch a new and free competitive event for young people with entrepreneurial flair across the borough – the ‘Big Enterprise Competition: Westminster’.
The Challenge invites budding entrepreneurs in Year 8 and 9, from any state or independent school in the Borough of Westminster, to participate in an inspiring day-long event exploring entrepreneurship and creative problem-solving.
Throughout the day students will develop and build on key entrepreneurial skills such as problem solving, creativity and decision making. They will implement these skills through enterprise related tasks including marketing, finance and pitching elements of the challenge.
Schools will have the chance to come together to network with other schools in Westminster, see their students compete all while working towards Gatsby benchmarks 2, 3 and 5 for your school.
Target Audience
Select between 5 – 8 students from Year 8 and 9 to participate. We would suggest selecting students who demonstrate entrepreneurial flair to represent your school in the competition.
Pitching Your Business
The day will culminate in groups presenting their business concepts, which will be judged on their creativity, sustainability and viability.
Networking Opportunities
Pupils will get the opportunity to hear from inspirational guest speakers, explore entrepreneurship and self employment as a potential career path and develop their enterprising and employability skills.
Win Team Awards
There are a variety of awards to be won including Best Pitch Presentation, Most Innovative Solution, Most Collaborative Team and one Overall Winner Award.
We can’t wait to see you for an enterprising day at the Lord Mayor’s Parlour in Westminster!
The day will run from 9.45am – 2.45pm with a short 15 minute break and 30 minute lunch break in between. Lunch will be provided and a dietary requirement and media consent form will be provided ahead of time. We will be taking photos and a videographer will be present throughout the day as we’d love to hear from you and your students!
Who’s involved?
- An inspiring entrepreneur – sharing their journey
- Business mentors from Unloc’s partner organisations including Verizon and Burberry
- State and Independent schools from across Westminster
- Local leaders from Westminster City Council
Date / Time / Location
29th June 2023, 9.45am-2.45pm
Lord Mayor’s Parlour, City Hall, Victoria
The Awards
- Overall winner!
- Best overall pitch presentation
- Most creative branding and marketing design
- Most collaborative team
- Most innovative idea
- Most robust financial plan
‘We have participated in three Unloc workshops this year and have had a great experience with students feeling very positively about their experiences and being engaged throughout’
Westminster Academy‘It is always a pleasure involving my students in Unloc activities for the simple reason that they are well organised and structured, and communication with the team is easy and very effective indeed’
St Augustine’s