Al Diyafah High School in Dubai has swept the board in this year’s Tycoon UAE Competition. Run by UK-based charity, the Peter Jones Foundation, Tycoon is an annual competition that provides students from Key Stages 2 through to 5 with the opportunity to set up and run a business in school, developing essential skills along …
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Peter Jones CBE crowns winners of nationwide enterprise competition
At this year’s Tycoon Awards and PJEA Graduation Ceremony, Anectote was crowned the 2023 Overall Winners of the Tycoon Enterprise Competition. The Tycoon team from Wycombe Abbey was awarded £1,000 investment by Peter Jones CBE at Hampton Court Palace. Anectote designs and produces a variety of customised tote bags with their slogan “tell your story …
Leicester College secures National Entrepreneur of the Year title for the second year in a row with winner Jevean Barryclough
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 …
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 …