Academic Summer Career Pathways: Get Ready for Entrepreneurship

Academic Summer’s Get Ready for Entrepreneurship is a two-week business and innovation summer school in London Westminster for students who want a practical introduction to entrepreneurship. Based at DLD College Westminster, the programme is designed for curious, creative teenagers who want to learn how businesses are built, branded and grown in the real world.

Students explore entrepreneurship and innovation, branding and marketing, business finance, personal budgeting, market research, communication, leadership and teamwork. The course also includes sessions on technology, AI and the future of business, as well as responsible business and sustainability, helping participants understand how modern companies think and operate.

Learning is highly hands-on, with team challenges, case studies, scenario planning and a Dragon’s Den style enterprise challenge, where students develop a business idea and pitch it to a panel of real business experts. Participants leave with CPD qualifications, practical business planning experience, stronger presentation skills and a CV-friendly foundation for future study or career ambitions.