Young Entrepreneurs Taste Success at the Brunel Centre with the Little Bosses Academy.
A dozen youngsters have tried their hand at entrepreneurship. All during a week-long programme hosted by The Brunel Swindon.
Run by the Swindon-based Little Bosses Academy, the event, open to 5-11 year olds, aimed to help children build confidence, independent thinking and financial awareness.
During the week, headlined Sweet Science, the youngsters learnt how to set up and run a business. They covered everything from product creation to branding and marketing. They had to calculate ingredients and work out their profit margins.
At the end of the week, the children ran a pop-up shop in The Brunel Swindon. They sold the sweet treats they had created, with the help of the Little Bosses Academy mascot Barry Bear.
Barry, the academy’s social-emotional learning mascot, helped support the children, as they invited shoppers to their stall. Then served them, and delivered great customer service, all in a real-life shopping centre setting.
The children learnt about business and experienced what becomes possible when they’re trusted with real responsibility. They had to:
- do independent thinking
- make decisions
- communicate with the public
- solve problems …
- and adapt in a genuine real-world environment,’ said Little Bosses Academy Founder Giselle Idedia. ‘
The team at The Brunel Swindon have been so supportive and on board right from the start.’
About the Little Bosses Academy
Little Bosses Academy is a Community Interest Company. Any profits made at the stall get ploughed back into supporting future programmes, including funding places for some children.
A spokesperson for The Brunel Swindon said: ‘We loved hosting the Little Bosses Academy and welcoming these young people to the centre. Seeing children as young as five run their own stall with such confidence and teamwork was fantastic.
We’re proud to have supported them at an event which nurtures the next generation of Swindon’s entrepreneurs.’
For more information about Little Bosses Academy and its programmes, visit https://www.littlebossesacademycic.com/.
