Since Young Enterprise’s launch in 1963 over 1 million students have taken part in the Company Programme.
In 2008 Young Enterprise launched an alumni evaluation programme to track down its past students and find out what impact the Company Programme experience has had on their lives. The key findings of the evaluation are shown below and a full copy of the evaluation findings can be downloaded here .
To find out more about what some of those past students are up to now just take a look at the profiles in our alumni network or click one of our case study videos
| Adam Cox | Alex Simmons |
| Ben Way | Dave Garbera and Benn Jessney |
| Frank Lexxon-Hennessey | James Webster |
| Kelly Chalk | Nick Raphael |
| Rebecca Griffiths | Richard Vivien |
| Rowan Griffin | Sara Conway |
If you are a past student of Young Enterprise, please register with us and tell us your story. Or if you are a current student, the experiences section of our alumni network will give you a taste of how your efforts now will help you to succeed in your future career.
Young Enterprise Company Programme Alumni Evaluation – Top Ten Headlines
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Participation in the Young
Enterprise Company Programme
correlates with
better future earnings.
In
particular
in
the
30+
age
group
alumni
earn
a
third
more
than
their
peers.
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Young Enterprise Company
Programme alumni
are twice as likely to
start their own business
as their peers.
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Alumni had a
greater appreciation of
their skills
and the opportunities available
to them on leaving school.
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The YE alumni are
more passionate about
their jobs
than their peers with 77% of
alumni fulfilled and engaged by
their jobs, compared to only 59%
of the Control Group.
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YE alumni are
more successful in their
careers
than their non-participating
counterparts (even when taking
into account family affluence).
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YE alumni are
more likely to get
involved in voluntary
work
(55% compared with 39% for the
Control Group).
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Amongst business-owning, Young
Enterprise was ranked as the
most significant
experience
they drew upon when
establishing and building their
venture.
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Overall, YE alumni felt that
Young Enterprise
contributed
to their skill development
more than anything else,
including
work
experience,
extra-curricular
activities
and
school.
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Young Enterprise is not just
about preparing pupils for
business -
it enables them to
develop life skills
such as teamwork, self
motivation and decision-making,
which then gives them lasting
confidence in their abilities.
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Young Enterprise was the
activity that
best prepared alumni for
work.
