Spend five days in hands-on workshops testing your idea and tackling market research, branding, digital presence, finance, pricing and pitching. Then present your venture at The Big Pitch to judges and compete for a share of £5,000 in investment.
PBC's Student Entrepreneurs Business Training Programme is a five-day intensive bootcamp for motivated 15- to 19-year-old student entrepreneurs. Over the week participants work through practical, hands-on workshops covering idea validation, market research, branding, digital presence, finance and pricing, and pitching.
The programme culminates in a pitch event ('The Big Pitch') where teams present to judges and compete for a share of £5,000 in investment.
Successful applicants receive 12 months of follow-on expert mentorship to help grow their ventures beyond the bootcamp. Activities include one-to-one mentoring, investor introductions, and ongoing support from experienced entrepreneurs and business leaders.
The programme is delivered in person at Canalot Studios in West London and emphasises real-world skills, networking, and pitching practice.
The programme is timed into multiple cohorts (listed below). Applicants must be able to attend every day in person and submit a short online application plus a 2-minute video explaining why they should be selected.
15 March 2027
The page lists multiple cohort deadlines: 5pm 5th October 2026 (for the 26th-30th October 2026 cohort, now past), 5pm 15th March 2027 (for the 5th-9th April 2027 cohort), and 5pm 5th July 2027 (for the 26th-30th July 2027 cohort).
26 October 2026 – 30 October 2026
October 2026 cohort
5 April 2027 – 9 April 2027
April 2027 cohort
26 July 2027 – 30 July 2027
July 2027 cohort
Checked 18 October 2026
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