Be Your Own Boss: Entrepreneur Week 2025

Inspiring the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

Wondering if you could build a business and be your own boss – or are you an educator with keen student entrepreneurs and budding innovators? Could the spark of an idea turn into a future career? 

During Futures For All’s Entrepreneur Week, 26^th – 30^th January 2026, founders and entrepreneurs from our Speakers for Schools programme will be sharing their stories and business insights to inspire and empower the next generation of entrepreneurs. Our programme of talks, delivered both in-person and online to students across the UK, set to fuel ambitions and celebrate entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, resilience and leadership!

Behind-the-Scenes of Business Success

Speakers participating include:

• John Roberts, AO Founder & CEO and long -standing campaigner for young people

• Tessa Clarke, Co-founder & CEO, Olio - Share More, Waste Less

• Joanna Jensen, Founder, Childs Farm

• Dean Beswick, Film and animation company founder, Gorilla Gorilla!

• Tom Chalmers, Managing Director, Legend Times

• Sam Chapman, Chief Innovation Officer and Co-Founder, The Floow

• Linda Plant, Entrepreneur & CEO, Linda Plant Academy

• Kathleen Alder, Founding Director, WildKat PR

• Nicola Stopps, CEO and Founder, Simply Sustainable

  
  

...and more to be announced!

Our broadcast talks will offer students valuable, real-world insights from an inspiring line-up of business founders – accessible from anywhere in the UK. They aim to demystify careers and help young people from a range of backgrounds to imagine their future and succeed.

You can find out more and register for our upcoming broadcasts here.

Take Your Career Insights Further

Our Talks Library is available as a resource of insights into different sectors and roles.

Whether you’re keen to apply for work experience or provide some for young people, head to our Work Experience Finder to get started.