Over 100,000 children have started classroom businesses since the Junior Entrepreneur Programme launched in 2010.
It was started in Kerry, with one of the co-founders being Jerry Kennelly of Tweak.com, and was developed in collaboration with Mary Immaculate College, Limerick.
Thousands of Irish entrepreneurs have mentored 5th and 6th class primary school pupils while they create, invest in, and launch mini businesses across the country.
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The businesses created by the pupils have achieved sales of almost €3 million, with a significant proportion of the profits being donated to local charities.
Children combine their creativity with the skills they develop on the programme to create original products and launch their businesses.
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Sixth class pupils from Shellybanks Educate Together National School, Sandymount, Dublin 4, celebrate the announcement that their class were credited with the Junior Entrepreneur Programme reaching the landmark of 100,000 classroom entrepreneurs. The programme has empowered primary school children in Ireland to start businesses in the classroom since 2010.The businesses created by the participating pupils have achieved sales of almost €3 million, with a significant proportion of the profits being donated to local charities. Picture: Jerry Kennelly. Pictured from left are Iain Ryan, Grace Tolan, Beccy Kennedy (teacher), Aya David Ramati, Annabel Aird and Eve Craven NO REPRODUCTION FEE.
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Sixth class pupils from Shellybanks Educate Together National School, Sandymount, Dublin 4, celebrate the announcement that their class were credited with the Junior Entrepreneur Programme reaching the landmark of 100,000 classroom entrepreneurs. The programme has empowered primary school children in Ireland to start businesses in the classroom since 2010.The businesses created by the participating pupils have achieved sales of almost €3 million, with a significant proportion of the profits being donated to local charities. Picture: Jerry Kennelly. Pictured from left are Iain Ryan, Grace Tolan, Beccy Kennedy (teacher), Aya David Ramati, Annabel Aird and Eve Craven NO REPRODUCTION FEE.
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Sixth class pupils from Shellybanks Educate Together National School, Sandymount, Dublin 4, and their teacher, Beccy Kennedy, celebrate the announcement that their class were credited with the Junior Entrepreneur Programme reaching the landmark of 100,000 classroom entrepreneurs. The programme has empowered primary school children in Ireland to start businesses in the classroom since 2010.The businesses created by the participating pupils have achieved sales of almost €3 million, with a significant proportion of the profits being donated to local charities. Picture: Jerry Kennelly. NO REPRODUCTION FEE.
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Sixth class pupils from Shellybanks Educate Together National School, Sandymount, Dublin 4, celebrate the announcement that their class were credited with the Junior Entrepreneur Programme reaching the landmark of 100,000 classroom entrepreneurs. The programme has empowered primary school children in Ireland to start businesses in the classroom since 2010.The businesses created by the participating pupils have achieved sales of almost €3 million, with a significant proportion of the profits being donated to local charities. Picture: Jerry Kennelly. Pictured from left are Iain Ryan, Grace Tolan, Inés Waldman Ruiz, Aya David Ramati, Annabel Aird and Eve Craven NO REPRODUCTION FEE.
