Four young and talented entrepreneurs have fought their way to the National Entrepeneur of the Year Finals for their chance to secure a £5,000 investment in their business. The four hopefuls pitched their businesses to Peter Jones CBE, Dragon on BBC’s hit series Dragons’ Den, along with a panel of celebrated business figures. The esteemed …
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The Peter Jones Foundation raises £172K in annual Charity Shoot Fundraiser
The Peter Jones Foundation was delighted to round off a successful day of fundraising on Friday 7th July 2023 at the exclusive Royal Berkshire Shooting School, located near Pangbourne amongst 70 acres of scenic English countryside. Our Founder and Chairman Peter Jones CBE hosted a fantastic day of Clay Pigeon Shooting packed with friendly competition. …
Empower Alumni Programme Annual Report
The Peter Jones Foundation has been supporting enterprise and entrepreneurship education for nearly 20 years with over 5,000 young people graduating from our flagship Peter Jones Enterprise Academy (PJEA) programme . With the generous support of the Commercial Education Trust (CET), in 2019, we began a journey to better understand the longer-term impact …
The Peter Jones Foundation names winners of nationwide enterprise competition for students
Sambar Jewellery came out on top as the 2022 overall winners of the Tycoon Enterprise Competition and have been awarded £1,000 to invest in the future of their business. Last Friday, at the Peter Jones Foundation’s Tycoon Final and Awards Ceremony, the all-female led students from Kimbolton School were presented with their award by Levi …
Cerys Andrew is crowned National Entrepreneur of the Year 2022
Cerys Andrew, a gifted Irish dancer and budding businesswomen has beaten hundreds of contestants to win the coveted title of National Entrepreneur of the Year 2022. This year saw strong competition with many hopefuls looking to receive the £5,000 investment from Peter Jones CBE, star of BBC’s Dragon’s Den. Cerys Andrew studies with the Peter …
National Entrepreneur of the Year Final 2021
Four young entrepreneurs to pitch business to Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones Four talented young entrepreneurs have earned the chance to pitch their business to star of Dragons’ Den Peter Jones CBE. With a £7,000 business investment up for grabs, and a £10,000 total prize pot, these young founders will take part in …